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Black ghost of empire : the long death of slavery and the failure of emancipation / Kris Manjapra.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: SoundSoundPublisher number: 14593721Publication details: [New York] : Simon & Schuster Audio, [2022]Edition: UnabridgedDescription: 7 audio discs (540 min.) ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • spoken word
Media type:
  • audio
Carrier type:
  • audio disc
ISBN:
  • 9781797135526
  • 179713552X
  • 9781797135533
  • 1797135538
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Read by Kris Manjapra and Robin Miles.Summary: To understand why the shadow of slavery still haunts society today, we must not only look at what slavery was, but also the unfinished way it ended. One may think of "emancipation" as a finale, leading to a new age of human rights and universal freedoms. But in reality, emancipations everywhere were incomplete. In Black Ghost of Empire, acclaimed historian and professor Kris Manjapra identifies five types of emancipation, explaining them in chronological order, along with the lasting impact these transitions had on formerly enslaved groups around the Atlantic.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Audiobook Adult Audiobook Dr. James Carlson Library Audiobook 306.362 M278 Available 33111009960606
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Read by Kris Manjapra and Robin Miles.

To understand why the shadow of slavery still haunts society today, we must not only look at what slavery was, but also the unfinished way it ended. One may think of "emancipation" as a finale, leading to a new age of human rights and universal freedoms. But in reality, emancipations everywhere were incomplete. In Black Ghost of Empire, acclaimed historian and professor Kris Manjapra identifies five types of emancipation, explaining them in chronological order, along with the lasting impact these transitions had on formerly enslaved groups around the Atlantic.

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