Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Glossary; Some Prominent Figures in the British Parliament, the Abolitionist Movement and the East India Company; Part I; Introduction; Chapter 1; Part II; Introduction: Slavery and Colonial Expansion in India; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Part III; Introduction: Locating Indian Slaveries; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Part IV; Introduction: Evangelical Connections; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Conclusion: 'Do Justice to India': Abolitionists and Indian Slavery, 1839-1843.
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Summary
This book explores the complex interactions between imperial expansion, political abolitionism and colonial philanthropy that underpinned the ambivalent attitudes of both British evangelicals and East India company officials towards the existence of slavery in India in the period 1772-1843.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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