Sweet liberty : the final days of slavery in Martinique /
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| Author / Creator: | Schloss, Rebecca Hartkopf, 1970- |
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| Imprint: | Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2009. |
| Description: | vi, 300 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | [Early American studies] |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7792532 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction Sweet Liberty: The Final Days of Slavery in Martinique
- 1. "That Your Hearts Will Blossom and Again Become French": The Early Napoleonic Period
- 2. "Happy to Consider Itself an Ancient British Possession": The British Occupation of Martinique
- 3. "Your French and Loyal Hearts": The First Decade of the Restoration
- 4. "In the Colonies, It Is Impossible That a White Would Align Himself With Slaves": Shifts in Colonial Policy
- 5. "To Ensure Equality Before Those Laws to Free Men, Whatever Their Color": Changing Ideas of French Citizenship
- 6. "Amelioration of the White Race" and "The Sacred Rights of Property": The End of Slavery in the French Atlantic
- Conclusion
- List of Abbreviations
- Notes
- Index
- Acknowledgments
- Illustrations follow page
