Emancipation without Abolition in German East Africa c.1884-1914 - Couverture souple

Deutsch, Jan-Georg

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0852559852 ISBN 13 : 9780852559857

Editeur : James Currey, 2006

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This study examines the complex history of slavery in East Africa, focusing on the area that came under German colonial rule. In contrast to the policy pursued at the time by other colonial powers in Africa, the German authorities did not legally abolish slavery in their colonial territories. However, despite government efforts to keep the institution of slavery alive, it significantly declined in Tanganyika in the period concerned. This book highlights the crucial role played by the slaves in the process of emancipation. The book is divided into three parts. The first explores the rise of slavery in Tanganyika in the second half of the nineteenth century when the region became more fully integrated into the world economy. This is followed by an analysis of German colonial policy. The authorities believed that abolition should be avoided at all costs since it would undermine the power and prosperity of the local slave owning elites whose effective collaboration was thought to be indispensable to the functioning of colonial rule. The final part recounts how slaves by their own initiative brought the 'evil institution' to an end. This comprised both highly disruptive moments of wholesale flight and, depending on the possibility of escape and individual circumstances, more subtle changes in servile relationships.

Revue de presse :

Does a great service of providing a cogent account of the workings of German colonial rule both at the highest and lowest levels. --American Historical Review

A useful contribution to the large literature on the decline of slavery under colonial rule. --International Journal Of African Historical Studies

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: James Currey
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0852559852
• ISBN 13: 9780852559857
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320