Price of Emancipation
Slave-Ownership, Compensation and British Society at the End of Slavery
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
Av Nicholas Draper, Nicholas (University College London) Draper
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2013-07-18
- Mått152 x 229 x 21 mm
- Vikt550 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieCambridge Studies in Economic History - Second Series
- Antal sidor416
- FörlagCambridge University Press
- ISBN9781107696563