About the Author

William Gervase Clarence-Smith is Professor of History in the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London.

Reviews

"As a historian, Clarence-Smith has certainly made his case. Islam and the Abolition of Slavery is a tour de force." --Times Literary Supplement"Islam and the Abolition of Slavery is a tour de force which ranges over the entire Islamic world, from the Hijrah to the present, and for good measure includes comparisons with the attitudes and practice of other major world religions towards the "embarrassing institution"." --Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society