A Civilised Savagery
A Civilised Savagery

Author: Kevin Grant

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-02-04

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 1135408718

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In the two decades before World War One, Great Britain witnessed the largest revival of anti-slavery protest since the legendary age of emancipation in the mid-nineteenth century. Rather than campaigning against the trans-Atlantic slave trade, these latter-day abolitionists focused on the so-called 'new slaveries' of European imperialism in Africa, condemning coercive systems of labor taxation and indentured servitude, as well as evidence of atrocities. A Civilized Savagery illuminates the multifaceted nature of British humanitarianism by juxtaposing campaigns against different forms of imperial labor exploitation in three separate areas: the Congo Free State, South Africa, and Portuguese West Africa. In doing so, Kevin Grant points out how this new type of humanitarianism influenced the transition from Empire to international government and the advent of universal human rights in subsequent decades.

Further Correspondence Relating to Labour in the Transvaal Mines
Further Correspondence Relating to Labour in the Transvaal Mines

Author: Great Britain Colonial Office

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781019846902

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This book is a collection of correspondence related to labor conditions in the Transvaal mines, compiled by the Colonial Office of Great Britain. The letters detail the struggles of miners and their families in the face of dangerous working conditions and unfair treatment by mining companies. Published in 1904, this book sheds light on a pivotal moment in the history of labor rights in Africa. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Author: State Library of Massachusetts

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Published: 1906

Total Pages: 236

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