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Transatlantic Abolitionism in the Age of Revolution: An International History of Anti-slavery, c.1787–1820
J. R. Oldfield
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hardcover. An in-depth, comparative study of transatlantic abolitionism in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Series: Critical Perspectives on Empire. Num Pages: 292 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 592.
Transatlantic Abolitionism in the Age of Revolution offers a fresh exploration of anti-slavery debates in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It challenges traditional perceptions of early anti-slavery activity as an entirely parochial British, European or American affair, and instead reframes the abolition movement as a broad international network of activists across a range of metropolitan centres and remote outposts. Interdisciplinary in approach, this book explores the dynamics of transatlantic abolitionism, along with its structure, mechanisms and business methods, and in doing so, highlights the delicate balance that existed between national and international interests in an age of massive ... Read more
Transatlantic Abolitionism in the Age of Revolution offers a fresh exploration of anti-slavery debates in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It challenges traditional perceptions of early anti-slavery activity as an entirely parochial British, European or American affair, and instead reframes the abolition movement as a broad international network of activists across a range of metropolitan centres and remote outposts. Interdisciplinary in approach, this book explores the dynamics of transatlantic abolitionism, along with its structure, mechanisms and business methods, and in doing so, highlights the delicate balance that existed between national and international interests in an age of massive ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Series
Critical Perspectives on Empire
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107030763
SKU
V9781107030763
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About J. R. Oldfield
John Oldfield is Wilberforce Professor of Slavery and Emancipation and Director of the Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and Emancipation (WISE) at the University of Hull. He has written extensively on slavery and abolition in the Atlantic world and published numerous articles and books in this area. He was formerly Professor of Modern History at the University of ... Read more
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