The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770-1823

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

Av David Brion Davis, Yale University) Davis, David Brion (Sterling Professor of History, Sterling Professor of History

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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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Utgivningsdatum1999-05-20
Mått155 x 234 x 35 mm
Vikt880 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor576
FörlagOUP USA
ISBN9780195126716
UtmärkelserWinner of the National Book Award, the Beveridge Award and the Bancroft Prize.

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David Brion Davis is Sterling Professor of History at Yale University. A former President of the Organization of American Historians, he has won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Bancroft Prize, and the American Historical Association's Beveridge Award. His most recent book is The Boisterous Sea of Liberty: A Documentary History of America from Discovery through the Civil War (Oxford University Press, 1998, with StevenMintz).

Preface to the New EditionPrefaceNotes on TermsA Calendar of Events Associated with Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Emancipation, 1770-18231: What the Abolitionists Were Up Against2: The Seats of Power, I3: The Seats of Power, II4: The Boundaries of Idealism5: The Quaker Ethic and the Antislavery International6: The Emancipation of America, I7: The Emancipation of America, II8: The Preservation of English Liberty, I9: The Preservation of English Liberty, II10: Antislavery and the Conflict of Laws11: The Good BookEpilogue: Toussaint L'Ouverture and the Phenomenology of Mind

The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution by David Brion Davis is a work of majestic scale, written with great skill. It explores the growing consciousness, during a half century of revolutionary change, of the oldest and most extreme form of human exploitation. Concentrating on the Anglo-American experience, the historian also pursues his theme wherever it leads in western culture. His book is a distinguished example of historical scholarship and art.