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THE PROBLEM OF SLAVERY IN THE AGE OF REVOLUTION, 1770-1823
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| By: |
David Brion Davis |
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Paperback |
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£43.99 |
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£38.49 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0195126718 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780195126716 |
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| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 1999 |
| Pages: |
576 |
| Description: |
David Brion Davis's trilogy on the Problem of Slavery in World History is one of the most distinguished and honoured series of the past generation. The second book in the series, The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, first published in 1975 by Cornell University Press, won the National Book Award, the Beveridge Award and the Bancroft Prize. This is a reprint of that book. This edition features a new preface, exploring the antislaverydebate of two decades, which was sparked among American historians by the original edition. |
| 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. |
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US |
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Oxford University Press Inc |
| Prizes: |
Winner of Winner of the National Book Award, the Beveridge Award and the |
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