Odious Commerce: Britain, Spain and the Abolition of the Cuban Slave Trade - Brossura

Murray, David

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521524695 ISBN 13: 9780521524698

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Riassunto

This study shows how British influence affected the course of Cuban history.

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Descrizione del libro

British slave traders were the chief suppliers of Cuba's slaves in the eighteenth century. Dr Murray's study, based on a thorough examination of British and Spanish records, reveals how important British influence was on the course of Cuban history.

Contenuti

Preface; 1. 'Opening' of a legal trade; 2. Parliament versus Cortes; 3. Legality and illegality; 4. The treaty of 1817; 5. Enforcement and re-enforcement: the attempt to make the slave trade prohibition effective; 6. The treaty of 1835; 7. An abolitionist era; 8. The Turnbull affair; 9. The Escalera conspiracy; 10. The penal law of 1845; 11. Free trade and annexationism; 12. The failure of the penal law; 13. A new class of slaves; 14. The abolition of the Cuban slave trade; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521524695
• ISBN 13: 9780521524698
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 438
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Avery; https://www.avery.fr/; ; chemin des peupliers 27; Dardilly; Francia