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'... a detailed, at times almost encyclopedic, study of tutelle that will be very useful to scholars interested in slavery, emancipation, indenture, children, and post-emancipation societies in West Africa and beyond, and to specialists of Senegalese history. As the first book detailing the institutional history of guardianship in Senegal, [this] is sure to have a lasting impact on the field.' Kelly Duke-Bryant, The Journal of Development Studies 'In 1848 France abolished slavery in its colonial empire. In this perceptive study, Bernard Moitt describes the ways the colonial regime used adoption to avoid the application of this law to children and perpetuate a form of servitude.' Martin Klein, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto

'In 1848 France abolished slavery in its colonial empire. In this perceptive study, Bernard Moitt describes the ways the colonial regime used adoption to avoid the application of this law to children and perpetuate a form of servitude.' Martin Klein, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto '… a detailed, at times almost encyclopedic, study of tutelle that will be very useful to scholars interested in slavery, emancipation, indenture, children, and post-emancipation societies in West Africa and beyond, and to specialists of Senegalese history. As the first book detailing the institutional history of guardianship in Senegal, [this] is sure to have a lasting impact on the field.' Kelly Duke-Bryant, The Journal of Development Studies 'As the first book-length study of this much-neglected aspect of colonialism, this work makes an important contribution to the field. Highly recommended.' E. S. Schmidt, CHOICE

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Bernard Moitt is a Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. Born and raised in Antigua, his research focuses on slavery in French West Africa, primarily Senegal, and the French Antilles. He has previously published Women and Slavery in the French Antilles, 1635-1848 (2001) and edited Sugar, Slavery and Society: Perspectives on the Caribbean, India, the Mascarenes and the United States (2004).

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