Professor Elisabeth Mcmahon: 1 book
Slavery and Emancipation in Islamic East Africa
From Honor to Respectability
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
Examining the process of abolition on the island of Pemba off the East African coast in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this book demonstrates the links between emancipation and the redefinition of honour among all classes of people on the island. By examining the social vulnerability...
