Kris Manjapra
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"To understand why the shadow of slavery still haunts society today, we must not only look at what slavery was, but also the unfinished way it ended. One may think of 'emancipation' as a finale, leading to a new age of human rights and universal freedoms. But in reality, emancipations everywhere were incomplete. In [this book], ... Manjapra identifies five types of emancipation--explaining them in chronological order--along with the lasting impact...