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OverviewA 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 A large-scale study of plantation slavery in West Africa with a focus on the nineteenth-century Sokoto caliphate, this book draws on diverse sources including oral testimony, Arabic material, and extant scholarly works about the caliphal state. Plantation Slavery in the Sokoto Caliphate: A Historical and Comparative Study offers new views on various fundamental issues including the definition of blackness in the Sokoto caliphate, the meaning of theterm ""plantation,"" the significance of plantation slavery in the caliphal state, and the role of slavery in the context of African states. Author Mohammed Bashir Salau analyzes key themes in the history of plantation slavery, especially plantation management and the acquisition, treatment, and control of slaves. Building on this analysis, Salau points to previously unknown ways in which the caliphal state prevented the development of serfdom, arguing that while social and economic factors played a role in the rise of slavery in the Sokoto caliphate, conscious political choice was the major factor for the rise and maintenance of plantation slavery. This study will be of major interest to students and scholars of slavery in Africa in general and in the Sokoto Caliphate in particular; in addition, through its comparative discussion it contributes to the literature on second slavery. Mohammed Bashir Salau is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Mississippi. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mohammed Bashir Salau (Author)Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd Imprint: University of Rochester Press Volume: v. 80 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9781580469388ISBN 10: 1580469388 Pages: 246 Publication Date: 15 November 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction Race and Slavery in the Sokoto Caliphate The Roots of Sokoto Caliphate Plantations The Course of Sokoto Caliphate Plantation Development Sokoto Caliphate Plantations: Types, Structure and Characteristics Sokoto Caliphate Plantations: Observations on Slave Origins, Slave Resistance, and Labor Control The Significance of Plantations in the Sokoto Caliphate Plantations in the New World and in Coastal East Africa Compared Conclusion BibliographyReviewsPlantation Slavery in the Sokoto Caliphate: A Historical and Comparative Study presents a refreshingly new argument that privileges the role of political power, slaves' agency, and aristocratic politics over economic and social logics in birthing, sustaining, and destabilizing slave systems. This paradigm is especially compelling for polities such as the Sokoto caliphate, where the practice of slavery was integral to political transactions and to the process by which aristocrats earned and maintained status. Mohammed Bashir Salau's work blazes a new trail for the field. --Moses Ochonu, Vanderbilt University Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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