George Michael La Rue
Biographic Data
| ID | 997288 |
|---|---|
| NAME | George Michael La Rue |
| GIVEN NAMES | George Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | La Rue |
| SIGNATURE | LA RUE G M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Clarion University |
| ORCID | 0009-0003-1153-8287 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Every Step of the Way: Collective and Individual Resistance to Slavery in Sudan, ca. 1820–1850
Changing Masters in the Longue Durée: Slavery and Abolition in Egypt and the Sudan, 1798–1882
Michael La Rue analyses the persistence of the trans-Saharan slave trade between Sudan and Egypt, despite dramatic changes in the structure of enslavement and human trafficking in these regions. Using a variety of sources, including travellers’ accounts, reports by French medical doctors, and biographic materials about individual slaves, La Rue differentiates three principal enslavement methods, suggests gradual shifts in the slaving frontier, an…
Seeking Freedom in Multiple Contexts
Many individuals have re-evaluated their aspirations, sense of self, and possible futures as they have moved from one social and cultural context to another. Eighteenth and nineteenth-century slave narratives commonly depicted a simple arc from darkness and suffering to Christian salvation. The life trajectory of one Sudanese woman named Halima led from her original home in Dar Fur’s hinterland and across the Sahara to Cairo’s slave market. There…
Land documents in Dār Fūr sultanate (Sudan, 1785–1875): Between memory and archives
From some Sub-Saharan societies, scholars have found early land documents pertaining to old land-tenure systems. For the study of the ḥākūra system in the Dār Fūr sultanate (Sudan), a rare combination of 18th- and 19th-century land documents in Arabic and the memories of oral informants provided a good look into the past. While the documents include sultanic land grants, court cases, and administrative letters, oral informants could provide a ful…
Zenneb and Saint-André’s Cruise Up the Nile to Dongola: An Enslaved Woman from Dar Fur (Sudan) and Her Self-Presentation
The Capture of a Slave Caravan: The Incident at Asyut (Egypt) in 1880
The incident Asyut began in April i88o. Apparently, there had been a caravan from Dar Fur earlier in the spring of i88o which reached Upper Egypt, but Mr. Gottfried Roth learned of a large caravan perhaps numbering 200oo slaves Asyut on 2o April i88o. He went to visit the caravan's camp and was surrounded by slaves who were openly offered to him at from fifteen to twenty gold Napoleons each.' On 22 April, Roth was moved to take action as reported…
Requiem for the Sudan: War, Drought, and Disaster Relief on the Nile
Holymen of the Blue Nile: The Making of an Arab-Islamic Community in the Nilotic Sudan, 1500-1850
The Pasha's Peasants: Land, Society, and Economy in Lower Egypt, 1740-1858
Soldiers, Traders, and Slaves: State Formation and Economic Transformation in the Greater Nile Valley, 1700-1885
Soldiers, Traders, and Slaves: State Formation and Economic Transformation in the Greater Nile Valley, 1700-1885
Seeking Freedom in Multiple Contexts
Many individuals have re-evaluated their aspirations, sense of self, and possible futures as they have moved from one social and cultural context to another. Eighteenth and nineteenth-century slave narratives commonly depicted a simple arc from darkness and suffering to Christian salvation. The life trajectory of one Sudanese woman named Halima led from her original home in Dar Fur’s hinterland and across the Sahara to Cairo’s slave market. There…
Land documents in Dār Fūr sultanate (Sudan, 1785–1875): Between memory and archives
From some Sub-Saharan societies, scholars have found early land documents pertaining to old land-tenure systems. For the study of the ḥākūra system in the Dār Fūr sultanate (Sudan), a rare combination of 18th- and 19th-century land documents in Arabic and the memories of oral informants provided a good look into the past. While the documents include sultanic land grants, court cases, and administrative letters, oral informants could provide a ful…
Soldiers, Traders, and Slaves: State Formation and Economic Transformation in the Greater Nile Valley, 1700-1885
The Pasha's Peasants: Land, Society, and Economy in Lower Egypt, 1740-1858
Holymen of the Blue Nile: The Making of an Arab-Islamic Community in the Nilotic Sudan, 1500-1850
Requiem for the Sudan: War, Drought, and Disaster Relief on the Nile
The Capture of a Slave Caravan: The Incident at Asyut (Egypt) in 1880
The incident Asyut began in April i88o. Apparently, there had been a caravan from Dar Fur earlier in the spring of i88o which reached Upper Egypt, but Mr. Gottfried Roth learned of a large caravan perhaps numbering 200oo slaves Asyut on 2o April i88o. He went to visit the caravan's camp and was surrounded by slaves who were openly offered to him at from fifteen to twenty gold Napoleons each.' On 22 April, Roth was moved to take action as reported…
Zenneb and Saint-André’s Cruise Up the Nile to Dongola: An Enslaved Woman from Dar Fur (Sudan) and Her Self-Presentation
Land documents in Dār Fūr sultanate (Sudan, 1785–1875): Between memory and archives
From some Sub-Saharan societies, scholars have found early land documents pertaining to old land-tenure systems. For the study of the ḥākūra system in the Dār Fūr sultanate (Sudan), a rare combination of 18th- and 19th-century land documents in Arabic and the memories of oral informants provided a good look into the past. While the documents include sultanic land grants, court cases, and administrative letters, oral informants could provide a ful…
Seeking Freedom in Multiple Contexts
Many individuals have re-evaluated their aspirations, sense of self, and possible futures as they have moved from one social and cultural context to another. Eighteenth and nineteenth-century slave narratives commonly depicted a simple arc from darkness and suffering to Christian salvation. The life trajectory of one Sudanese woman named Halima led from her original home in Dar Fur’s hinterland and across the Sahara to Cairo’s slave market. There…
Changing Masters in the Longue Durée: Slavery and Abolition in Egypt and the Sudan, 1798–1882
Michael La Rue analyses the persistence of the trans-Saharan slave trade between Sudan and Egypt, despite dramatic changes in the structure of enslavement and human trafficking in these regions. Using a variety of sources, including travellers’ accounts, reports by French medical doctors, and biographic materials about individual slaves, La Rue differentiates three principal enslavement methods, suggests gradual shifts in the slaving frontier, an…
Every Step of the Way: Collective and Individual Resistance to Slavery in Sudan, ca. 1820–1850
History (9 works) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (7 works) · Geography (6 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (6 works) · Ancient history (5 works) · History (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · African history and culture studies (3 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Economics (3 works)