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The faces of freedom : the manumission and emancipation of slaves in Old World and New World slavery / edited by Marc Kleijwegt. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006. - 1 online resource (xiii, 289 pages) : illustrations - The Atlantic world ; v. 7 . - Atlantic world (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 7. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. I. Emancipation and manumission in Old and New World slavery -- pt. II. Freedpeople in a slave society -- pt. III. Freedpeople after emancipation.

This volume is concerned with examining the histories of freed slaves in a variety of slave societies in the ancient and modern world, ranging from ancient Rome to the southern States of the US, the Caribbean, and Brazil to Africa in the aftermath of emancipation in the twentieth century. The aim of this work is to present a comparative forum for the study of freed people. By identifying what is separate and what is universal about freed people, it hopes to add to a better understanding of the role and impact of manumission and emancipation in different slave societies.


English.

ISBN: 9047409388 (electronic bk.) 9789047409380 (electronic bk.) 900415082X 9789004150829 (alk. paper) (alk. paper) 1281398810 9781281398819 9786611398811 6611398813

LCCN:

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA628438 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Slaves--Emancipation--History--Congresses.
Freed persons--Social conditions--Congresses.
Esclaves--Affranchissement--Histoire--Congrès.
Affranchis--Conditions sociales--Congrès.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Slavery.
Freed persons--Social conditions.
Slaves--Emancipation.
Freigelassener
Sklaverei
Vrijgelaten slaven.
Emancipatie.
Slaven (arbeid)

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Nottingham <2001>

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Computer network resources.
Electronic books.
Computer network resources.
Conference papers and proceedings.
History.

LC Class. No.: HT855 / .F33 2006eb

Dewey Class. No.: 326/.8