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Oxford university press
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This study of the West Indies in the mid-19th century draws on the experiences of more than a dozen sugar colonies to illustrate the politics and society of the islands on the eve of emancipation. It places British government policies towards the region in the context of Victorian attitudes.
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Slave trading ended in the British Empire in 1807. The remaining slaves were emancipated in 1834 under a variety of plans. These decisions were made in Parliament. Green takes you both to politics behind manumission and how it played out in the colonies.
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0-19-820278-4 / 9780198202783