Emancipation: The Abolition and Aftermath of American Slavery and Russian Serfdom

by Peter Kolchin

In this sequel to his landmark study, historian Peter Kolchin compares the transition to freedom after American emancipation with the Russian Great Reforms

"An enlightening comparative history. . . . Often revelatory for those who may think of the emancipation of enslaved Americans as an almost unique event."--Fergus M. Bordewich, Wall Street Journal

The two largest transitions from unfree to free labor of the many...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300273665
• ISBN13: 9780300273663
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 568 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"