A history of indigenous slavery in Ghana : from the 15th to the 19th century. /
Indigenous slavery in Ghana
Akosua Adoma Perbi.
- Rev. ed.
- Legon, Accra, Ghana : Sub-Saharan Publishers, 2004
- xxiv, 231 p. : col. ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-222).
Contents: General perceptions of slavery: their relevance to the Ghanaian situation -- Slavery and the slave trade up to the 18th century -- Sources of slaves for domestic use from the 15th to the 19th century -- Local use of slaves from the 15th to the 19th century -- Slaves and the pre-colonial social structure -- Slaves and succession to political office -- The abolition of indigenous slavery -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1: The fourth phase of Abolition (1908-1928) -- Appendix II: Some information on the 375 respondents