Plantation Slavery in the Sokoto Caliphate

Plantation Slavery in the Sokoto Caliphate

Author: Mohammed Bashir Salau

Publisher: Rochester Studies in African H

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 1580469388

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A work of synthesis on plantation slavery in nineteenth century Sokoto caliphate, engaging with major debates on internal African slavery, on the meaning of the term "plantation," and on comparative slavery


Slavery, Commerce and Production in the Sokoto Caliphate of West Africa

Slavery, Commerce and Production in the Sokoto Caliphate of West Africa

Author: Paul E. Lovejoy

Publisher: Africa Research and Publications

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781592212545

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A collection bringing together key essays on the history of slavery in the Sokoto Caliphate in West Africa. Paul Lovejoy's work explores the role of slavery in the consolidation of the largest state in Africa in the 19th century, located in the interior of what is now Nigeria, Niger, Benin and Cameroon. Particular attention is given to the importance of slavery in trade and production in the context of Islamic society.