The abolition of slavery in Ottoman Tunisia /

The first full examination of the factors for and against abolition in Tunisia and how it was able to occur in an environment hostile to such change.

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Main Authors: Montana, Ismael Musah
Group Author: Toledano, Ehud R
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Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: The first full examination of the factors for and against abolition in Tunisia and how it was able to occur in an environment hostile to such change.
Carrier Form: 205 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780813044828 (alk. paper) :
0813044820 (alk. paper)
Index Number: HT1399
CLC: K414.32
F141.494
D741.424
Call Number: D741.424/M764
Contents: Introduction -- The slave trade from the Ottoman period -- Reforms and foreign trade, 1759-1814 -- Changing patterns of the slave trade, 1759-1814 -- The slave trade during European domination of the Mediterranean, 1815-1841 -- The road to abolition -- Final abolition, 1846 -- The aftermath of abolition, 1846-1855 -- Epilogue.