They were her property : white women as slave owners in the American South / by Jones-Rogers, Stephanie E.

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They were her property : white women as slave owners in the American South / by Jones-Rogers, Stephanie E.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Mistresses of the market -- Mistresses in the making -- "I belong to de mistis" -- "Missus done her own bossing" -- "She thought she could find a better market" -- "Wet nurse for sale or hire" -- "That 'oman took delight in sellin' slaves" -- "Her slaves have been liberated and lost to her" -- "A most unprecedented robbery" -- Epilogue: Lost kindred, lost cause.…”
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Slaves, Spices and Ivory in Zanzibar : Integration of an East African Commercial Empire into the World Economy, 1770-1873. by Sheriff, Abdul

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Series Page -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Illustrations -- Maps, Graphs and Tables -- Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Currency and Weights -- Introduction: The Commercial Empire -- One: The Rise of a Compradorial State -- The mercantile civilisation of the Swahili coast -- Portuguese intervention -- The transformation of Oman -- The subjugation of the Swahili coast -- Conclusion -- Two: The Transformation of the Slave Sector -- The northern slave trade -- The French slave trade and the re-subjugation of Kilwa, 1770-1822…”
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Undying curiosity : Carsten Niebuhr and the Royal Danish Expedition to Arabia (1761-1767) / by Baack, Lawrence J.

Table of Contents: “…Frustration and Failure in the SinaiSailing the Red Sea -- Discovering Marine Life and Creating a Chart; Scientific Discovery in Yemen: Exploring the Tihāmah and the Coffee Mountains; A Tragic Ending in Yemen: al Mukhā -- Şan'ā' -- Bombay; Chapter Three; The Solitary Explorer The Long Journey Home: India, the Persian Gulf and Lands of the Middle East; Rejuvenation and Inspiration: A Brief Exposure to The Culture of Western India; The Voyage from Bombay to al Başrah: Oman, Persepolis and Pirates of the Persian Gulf…”
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