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Slave Owners of West Africa is a welcome and timely addition to the historiography of slavery and abolition in West Africa. . . . It is a must-read book for anyone in the field.

* African Studies Quarterly *

Overall, this book makes an invaluable contribution to scholarship about an extremely complicated and sensitive subject by bringing to light the biographies of three individuals who represent a transformative turning point in African history.

* African Studies Review *

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Amegashie Afeku of Keta: Priest and Political Advisor, Businessman and Slave Owner
2. Nyaho Tamakloe of Anlo: Of Chieftaincy and Slavery, of Politics and the Personal
3. Noah Yawo of Ho-Kpenoe: The Faith Journey of a Slave Owner
4. Concluding Thoughts
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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      Publisher Indiana University Press
      Published 22 May 2017
      ISBN-13 9780253025999
      978-0253025999
      ISBN-10 0253025990
      Also in:
      Slavery, enslaved persons and abolition of slavery

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review

      Slave Owners of West Africa is a welcome and timely addition to the historiography of slavery and abolition in West Africa. . . . It is a must-read book for anyone in the field.

      * African Studies Quarterly *

      Overall, this book makes an invaluable contribution to scholarship about an extremely complicated and sensitive subject by bringing to light the biographies of three individuals who represent a transformative turning point in African history.

      * African Studies Review *

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgements
      Introduction
      1. Amegashie Afeku of Keta: Priest and Political Advisor, Businessman and Slave Owner
      2. Nyaho Tamakloe of Anlo: Of Chieftaincy and Slavery, of Politics and the Personal
      3. Noah Yawo of Ho-Kpenoe: The Faith Journey of a Slave Owner
      4. Concluding Thoughts
      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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