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The Resource Black ghost of empire : the long death of slavery and the failure of emancipation, Kris Manjapra

Black ghost of empire : the long death of slavery and the failure of emancipation, Kris Manjapra

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Black ghost of empire : the long death of slavery and the failure of emancipation
Title
Black ghost of empire
Title remainder
the long death of slavery and the failure of emancipation
Statement of responsibility
Kris Manjapra
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"To understand why the shadow of slavery still haunts society today, we must not only look at what slavery was, but also the unfinished way it ended. One may think of 'emancipation' as a finale, leading to a new age of human rights and universal freedoms. But in reality, emancipations everywhere were incomplete. In [this book], ... Manjapra identifies five types of emancipation--explaining them in chronological order--along with the lasting impact these transitions had on formerly enslaved groups around the Atlantic"--
Storyline
Tone
Writing style
Assigning source
Provided by publisher
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11050335
Cataloging source
DLC
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1978-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Manjapra, Kris
Dewey number
306.3/620973
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
HM1266
LC item number
.M38 2022
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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True
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  • Liberty
  • Race relations
  • Slavery
  • HISTORY / African American & Black
  • HISTORY / United States / General
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the long death of slavery and the failure of emancipation
Label
Black ghost of empire : the long death of slavery and the failure of emancipation, Kris Manjapra
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-225) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
2021059433
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Extent
xi, 240 pages
Isbn
9781982123475
Lccn
2021059433
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
(OCoLC)1290891616
Label
Black ghost of empire : the long death of slavery and the failure of emancipation, Kris Manjapra
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-225) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
2021059433
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Extent
xi, 240 pages
Isbn
9781982123475
Lccn
2021059433
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
(OCoLC)1290891616

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