War against the Slave Trade: The Operations of the Royal Navy’s West Africa Squadron, 1807 – 1867 by Anthony Sullivan
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Article Title | War against the Slave Trade: The Operations of the Royal Navy’s West Africa Squadron, 1807 – 1867 by Anthony Sullivan |
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ERA Journal ID | 35232 |
Article Category | Book review |
Authors | Gehrmann, Richard |
Journal Title | Australasian Journal of Victorian Studies |
Journal Citation | 27 (1), pp. 70-71 |
Article Number | 1 |
Number of Pages | 2 |
Year | 2023 |
Publisher | Australasian Victorian Studies Association |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISSN | 1325-2585 |
1327-8746 | |
Web Address (URL) | https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/AJVS/issue/view/1174 |
Abstract | The history of British 19th century naval operations against the Atlantic slave trade provides a timely reminder that while empires have racist histories, progressive activists could use their influence from within to make governments rectify at least some of the harms of an imperial slaving past, and to limit further slavery. This was a prototype of 21st century contemporary United Nations missions, and reminds us that then, as in today's world, international humanitarian assistance missions can benefit from a political constituency dedicated to progressive political and social justice outcomes, mobilising domestic politics to achieve results of international significance. |
Keywords | slavery, Royal Navy, humanitarian, United Nations mission, |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 430310. Global and world history |
440808. International relations | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z3812/war-against-the-slave-trade-the-operations-of-the-royal-navy-s-west-africa-squadron-1807-1867-by-anthony-sullivan
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