He covers a major aspect of the history of the international abolition of the slave trade.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface; Maps; Abbreviations; 1. First steps towards abolition, 1807-1822; 2. Independence and abolition, 1822-1826; 3. Brazil and the slave trade, 1827-1839; 4. Treaty negotiations, 1830-1839; 5. The British navy and the mixed commissions, 1830-1839; 6. The extension of Britain's powers, 1839; 7. Britain and the slave trade, 1839-1845; 8. Slave trade, slavery and sugar duties, 1839-1844; 9. Lord Aberdeen's Act of 1845; 10. The Aftermath of the Aberdeen Act; 11. Changing attitudes and plans of action, 1845-1850; 12. Crisis and final abolition, 1850-1851; 13. The aftermath of abolition; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.