Slow Death for Slavery
The Course of Abolition in Northern Nigeria 1897–1936
- Hardback
Series: African Studies(No.
76)
- ISBN:9780521374699
- Publication date:July 1993
- 411pages
- Dimensions: 228 x 152 mm
- Weight: 0.732kg
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This book examines the gradual decline of slavery in Northern Nigeria during the first forty years of colonial rule. At the time of the British conquest, the Sokoto Caliphate was one of the largest slave societies in modern history. The authors have written a thoughtful and provocative book which raises doubts over the moral legitimacy of both the Sokoto Caliphate and the colonial state. They chart the development of British colonial policy towards resolving the dilemma of slavery and how to end it.
