Revolutionary Emancipation: Slavery and Abolitionism in the British West Indies

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CONTENTS preface ix 1. Explicating the “Grand Evils” of Colonialism 1 2. Humanity Enchained 23 3. Pragmatizing Amelioration and Abolition 36 4. Abolitionism and Empire 52 5. The Haitian Revolution and Other Emancipation Wars 67 6. From Revolution to Abolition 95 7. Imperatives of Creole Colonization 110 8. New-Modeling in Action 123 9. The Launch of Imperial Amelioration 142 10. Constitutional Militancy 161 11. Breaking the Chains 176 12. Conclusion 199 notes 203 glossary 251 selected bibliography 253 index 259 This page intentionally left blank ...