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Humanitarian imperialism : the politics of anti-slavery activism, 1880-1940 / Amalia Ribi Forclaz.
Series: Oxford historical monographs: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191796999 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Antislavery movements -- Europe -- History -- 19th century | Antislavery movements -- Europe -- History -- 20th century | Slavery -- Political aspects -- Europe -- History -- 19th century | Slavery -- Political aspects -- Europe -- History -- 20th century | Slavery -- Africa -- History -- 19th century | Slavery -- Africa -- History -- 20th centuryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198733034DDC classification: 326.09409034 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 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.| Item type | Current library | Copy number | Status | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
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.
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