Britain and the Ending of the Slave Trade.
Longman, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. 24 x 16 cm. Octavo. 405pp. Maps, index.Black cloth in dust jacket. Light shelf wear. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Item #68862
ISBN: 0582640792
From the jacket flap: After renouncing the slave trade in 1807, Britain, in the name of humanity, sought to bring pressure upon other countires to follow her example. In the first comprehensive study by an historian of the events leading up to the Brussel Act of 1890, regarded at the time as the climax of the anti-slavery campaign, Dr Miers examines Britain's motives more closely. In particdular she underlines the significance of the simultaneous scramble for Africa and the fight to end the slave trade.
Price: $75.00