You might also like

More about Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770-1823

• Book details
• Synopsis
• Trending among others

You get 137 loyalty points

Book synopsis

The author explores the international impact and social significance of antislavery thought in a critical era of political and industrial revolution. He examines the implications and historical consequences of challenging the long-accepted institution of slavery. The study not only provides a comparative account of early antislavery movements, but also uses the controversies over slavery to analyse shifting attitudes towards labour, social order, political representation, and the authority of law and religion. The focus is on the Anglo-American experience, but Davis makes illuminating comparisons with the history of slavery in France and Latin America. The book also offers portraits of important historical figures, including Thomas Jefferson, Granville Sharp, Bryan Edward, and Moreau de Saint-Mery, and accounts of key groups, movements, and bodies of literature. Through the history of slavery, Davis explores many areas of the social and intellectual history of the revolutionary era, creating a new reading of the entire age.

Book details

Book category Books in English Humanities History History: specific events & topics

• Full title: Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770-1823
• Author: David Brion Davis
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 576
• EAN: 9780195126716
• ISBN: 0195126718
• ID: 04514703
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Weight: 860 g
• Dimensions: 227 × 153 × 35 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. January 1999

Trending among others

---

---

---