A history of slavery during the 19th and 20th centuries in three former French colonies.

Originally published in 1968, this book became the standard work on the colonial period in the vast and varied areas of the coast and hinterland of West Africa.

This book addresses a central but often ignored question in the history of modern France and modern colonialism: How did the Third Republic, highly regarded for

The various manifestations of coerced labour between the opening up of the Atlantic world and the formal creation of Haiti.

In this groundbreaking book, Sandra E. Greene explores the lives of three prominent West African slave owners during the age of abolition. These first-published