Slavery and Colonial Rule in AfricaSuzanne Miers, Martin A. Klein This book brings together a series of new case studies, some by young scholars, others by widely published authors. All are based on original research and designed to enhance our understanding of the process of the abolition of slavery in Africa at the grass-roots level. Part of the studies are on new areas of interest such as the German colonies and the Algerian Sahara. Others throw new light on questions already debated, such as emancipation of the Gold Coast. Some focus on the impact of abolition on particular groups of slaves, such as the royal slaves in Nigeria and concubines in Morocco. Among the themes considered is the role of slaves in their own emancipation, the short and long-term results of abolition, the role of the League of Nations, and the vestiges of slavery in Africa today. |
Contents
List of Maps vi | 1 |
Slavery and the Slave Trade as International | 16 |
FRENCH AFRICA | 38 |
Slavery and Muslim Jurisprudence in Morocco Ahmad Sikainga | 57 |
Slavery and French Rule in the Sahara Martin A Klein | 73 |
Servility and Dependency | 91 |
GERMAN AFRICA | 109 |
Slavery in Colonial Cameroon 1880s to 1930s Andreas Eckert | 133 |
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Adamawa Algeria anti-slavery Arab areas Bayin Sarki Bella British Bundu Bundunke Fulbe Cameroon CAOM-AN Aix chiefs Civsec colonial administration colonial officials colonial rule court desert District Commissioner domestic slavery Duala economic elite emancipation Emir Encl End of Slavery entrepreneurs Ethiopia European ex-slaves female slaves forced labour former slaves freeborn freed slaves freedom Freibriefe French West Africa Fulbe German East Africa Gold Coast Governor groups Haratin Hausa household Ibadan Ibid Igbo Igboland Islamic January Journal of African Kano Klein Lagos League of Nations London Lovejoy Lugard maccube maccudo manumission masters Mauritania military Morocco Muslim NAGA Niger Nigeria nineteenth century Northern Nigeria number of slaves plantation political pre-colonial Protectorate redeemed redemption Report Rimi royal slaves Sahara Senegal servitude Sierra Leone slave owners slave trade slavery Slavery in Africa SLNA MP social society Sokoto Caliphate status Sudan Suzanne Miers territories Tuareg villages women Yoruba