{"product_id":"negotiating-abolition-the-antislavery-project-in-the-british-strait-settlements-1786-1843-paperback","title":"Negotiating Abolition: The Antislavery Project in the British Strait Settlements, 1786-1843 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShawna Herzog\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNegotiating Abolition: The Antislavery Project in the British Straits Settlements, 1786-1843\u003c\/i\u003e explores how sex and gender complicated the enforcement of colonial anti-slavery policies in the region, the challenges local officials faced in identifying slave populations, and how European reclassification of slave labor to systems of indenture or 'free' labor created a new illicit trade for women and girls to the Straits Settlements of Southeast Asia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough a history of early-19th century slavery and abolition in this often overlooked region in British imperial history, Herzog bridges a historiographical gap between colonial and modern slave systems. She discusses the dynamic intersectionality between perceptions of race, class, gender, and civilization within the Straits and how this informed behavior and policy regarding slavery, abolition, and prostitution within the settlement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book provides an important new perspective for scholars of slavery interested in Southeast Asia, British imperialism in the Indian Ocean world and Asia, the East India Company in the Straits, and gender and sexuality in the context of empire.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShawna Herzog\u003c\/b\u003e is an Instructor in History at Washington State University, USA. Her primary research and teaching fields are imperialism, gender, modern Britain and the British Empire, and slavery in the Indian Ocean World.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53344476135731,"sku":"9781350202481","price":84.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/yaS8K-XaEf9781350202481.webp?v=1778725712","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/negotiating-abolition-the-antislavery-project-in-the-british-strait-settlements-1786-1843-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}