Slavery's Afterlives: Humanitarian Imperialism and Free Contract

In 1833, slavery was abolished across the British Empire, but its specter continued to haunt the new labor regimes inaugurated in slavery's wake. While much of the analysis of these dynamics focuses on the triangular trade in the Atlantic, this essay focuses on the Indian Ocean. Slavery was lar...

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Main Author: Vasuki Nesiah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023-01-01
Series:AJIL Unbound
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2398772323000077/type/journal_article