Slow Death for Slavery: The Course of Abolition in Northern Nigeria 1897-1936: 0076 (African Studies, Series Number 76)

by JanS.Hogendorn (Author), PaulE.Lovejoy (Author), PaulE.Lovejoy (Author), Paul E. Lovejoy (Author)

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  1993

  $59.59

  Examines the decline of slavery in Northern Nigeria during the first forty years of colonial rule. The book raises doubts over the moral legitimacy of both the Sokoto Caliphate and the colonial state and charts the development of British policy towards resolving the dilemma of slavery.