Slavery & Reform In West Africa: Toward Emancipation In Nineteenth-Century

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Slavery and Reform in West Africa {} Toward Emancipation in Nineteenth-Century Senegal and the Gold Coast Trevor R. Getz Ohio University Press ATHENS James Currey OXFORD You are reading copyrighted material published by Ohio University Press/Swallow Press. Unauthorized posting, copying, or distributing of this work except as permitted under U.S. copyright law is illegal and injures the author and publisher. Ohio University Press Scott Quadrangle Athens, Ohio 45701 James Currey Ltd 73 Botley Road Oxford OX2 0BS© 2004 by Trevor R. Getz First published 2004 Ohio University Press books are printed on acid-free paper 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 5 4 3 2 1 Published in the United States of America by Ohio University Press, Athens, Ohio 45701 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. Cover photograph, “Un rue de Guet Nidas. Jeune Saint-Louisiennes et tente de Mauses,” c. 1900, by Edmond Fortier appears courtesy of the Centre Edmond Fortier, online at http://home.planet.nl/~kreke003 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Getz, Trevor R. Slavery and reform in West Africa : toward emancipation in nineteenth-century Senegal and the Gold Coast / Trevor R. Getz. p. cm. — (Western African studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8214-1520-4 (alk. paper) — ISBN 0-8214-1521-2 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Slavery—Senegal—History—19th century. 2. Slavery—Ghana—History— 19th century. 3. Slaves—Emancipation—Senegal. 4. Slaves—Emancipation— Ghana. I. Title. II. Series. HT1399.S4 G48 2004 306.3'62'0966309034—dc22 2003018106 British Cataloging in Publication Data is available upon request. ISBN 0-85255-449-4 (James Currey cloth) ISBN 0-85255-444-3 (James Currey paper) You are reading copyrighted material published by Ohio University Press/Swallow Press. Unauthorized posting, copying, or distributing of this work except as permitted under U.S. copyright law is illegal and injures the author and publisher. ...