Humanitarian imperialism : the politics of anti-slavery activism, 1880-1940 /
Ribi Forclaz, Amalia, 1976-
Humanitarian imperialism : the politics of anti-slavery activism, 1880-1940 / Amalia Ribi Forclaz. - First edition. - 1 online resource. - Oxford historical monographs . - Oxford historical monographs. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Between the late 1880s and the onset of the Second World War, anti-slavery activism experienced a revival, with organisations in Britain, Italy, France, and Switzerland working together to fight the continued existence of slavery and slave-trading in Africa. The book focues on these anti-slavery groups in the interwar years, when slavery in Africa became a focal point of humanitarian and imperial interest, linking Catholic and Protestant philanthropists, missionaries of different faiths, colonial officials, diplomats, and political leaders in Africa and Europe.
9780191796999 (ebook) : No price
Antislavery movements--History--Europe--19th century.
Antislavery movements--History--Europe--20th century.
Slavery--Political aspects--History--Europe--19th century.
Slavery--Political aspects--History--Europe--20th century.
Slavery--History--Africa--19th century.
Slavery--History--Africa--20th century.
HT1155
326.09409034
Humanitarian imperialism : the politics of anti-slavery activism, 1880-1940 / Amalia Ribi Forclaz. - First edition. - 1 online resource. - Oxford historical monographs . - Oxford historical monographs. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Between the late 1880s and the onset of the Second World War, anti-slavery activism experienced a revival, with organisations in Britain, Italy, France, and Switzerland working together to fight the continued existence of slavery and slave-trading in Africa. The book focues on these anti-slavery groups in the interwar years, when slavery in Africa became a focal point of humanitarian and imperial interest, linking Catholic and Protestant philanthropists, missionaries of different faiths, colonial officials, diplomats, and political leaders in Africa and Europe.
9780191796999 (ebook) : No price
Antislavery movements--History--Europe--19th century.
Antislavery movements--History--Europe--20th century.
Slavery--Political aspects--History--Europe--19th century.
Slavery--Political aspects--History--Europe--20th century.
Slavery--History--Africa--19th century.
Slavery--History--Africa--20th century.
HT1155
326.09409034