In this detailed study Dr Bethell explains how during the period of Brazilian independence from Portugal, Britain forced the Brazilian slave trade to be declared illegal, why it proved impossible to suppress it for twenty years afterwards and how it was finally abolished. 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.
Klappentext
He covers a major aspect of the history of the international abolition of the slave trade.
