“The focus on the abolition period marks the volume as unique. It is valuable for that purpose, besides vetting very fine scholarship. I would recommend it to anyone interested in slavery, the Indian Ocean, the Islamic world, and abolition.”—Paul Lovejoy, author of Transformations in Slavery: A History of Slavery in Africa
~Paul Lovejoy
“This indispensable volume should introduce readers to relatively unknown worlds, and to some outstanding scholarship about those worlds.”—Choice
~P. Harvey, Choice