A Modern Slavery

Paperback. Book Condition: Good. Background Books / Daimon Press, Castle Hedingham, UK 1963. xvii + 125 pages. Moderate general wear. Size: 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. When Henry W. Nevlnson's account of his long visit to the Portuguese colony of Angola In late 1904 and early 1905 was first published fifty-seven years ago, It Immediately became famous with those who battled on the liberal side of life and odious to those who did not. Grim and fearful In Its steady factual picture of a slave colony, the book Is shot through with Nevlnson's underlying belief that what was evil could be mended and what was good might yet be made to prevail. But conditions have changed little since then, and the system of 'contract labour' denounced In 1947 by Captain Henrlque Galvio was essentially little different from that descrlbed by NevInson In 1904. This was the background to the rebellion of 1961, a year during which 20,000 African men were killed by the Portuguese and nearly 100,000 Africans fled from Angola Into the Congo. History::Africa 6174

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Publisher: Background Books / Daimon Press

Year: 1963

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Binding: Softcover

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