Advance Praise forRuling Emancipated Slaves and Indigenous Subjects

Abstract

Extract “Owolabi demonstrates that forced-settlement colonies are a distinctive form of colonial rule, fostering economic and political trajectories that diverge from—and surpass—the trajectories of other formerly extractive colonies. This counter-intuitive finding offers an important corrective to usual understandings of colonialism and development.” —John Gerring, University of Texas at Austin “In this book, Owolabi asks an intriguing question and, through an impressive multimethod analysis of several former empires, offers a compelling answer linked to the institutional legacies of colonialism. Ruling Emancipated Slaves and Indigenous Subjects is a must-read for any scholar interested in the long-term impact of colonialism.” —Matthew Lange, Professor of Sociology, McGill University “A bold, provocative, and persuasive account of the lasting effects of colonial rule. Longue durée arguments are exceedingly difficult to make yet Ruling Emancipated Slaves and Indigenous Subjects delivers on its ambitious goal: to show the importance of emancipation during the colonial era for post-colonial development and democratization.”