Bibliograph

Slavery by any other name, African life under company rule in colonial Mozambique, Eric Allina

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Slavery by any other name, African life under company rule in colonial Mozambique, Eric Allina

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-242) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Slavery by any other name

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

746712294

Responsibility statement

Eric Allina

Series statement

Reconsiderations in southern African history

Sub title

African life under company rule in colonial Mozambique

Table Of Contents

Ending slavery and creating empire in Africa: from the "Indelible stain" to the "light of civilization" -- From law to practice: "certain excesses of severity" -- The critiques and defenses of modern slavery: from without and within, above and below -- Mobility and tactical flight: of workers, chiefs, and villages -- Targeting chiefs: from "fictitious obedience" to "extraordinary political disorder" -- Seniority and subordination: disciplining youth and controlling women's labor -- An "absolute freedom" circumscribed and circumvented: "Employers chosen of their own free will" -- Upward mobility: "improvement of one's social condition" -- Conclusion: forced labor's legacy

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