Moral Capital: Foundations of British Abolitionism

by Christopher Leslie Brown

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Revisiting the origins of the British antislavery movement of the late eighteenth century, Christopher Leslie Brown challenges prevailing scholarly arguments that locate the roots of abolitionism in economic determinism or bourgeois humanitarianism. Brown instead connects the shift from sentiment to action to changing views of empire and nation in Britain at the time, particularly the anxieties and dislocations spurred by the American Revolution.
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Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0807856983

ISBN13:9780807856987

Release Date:March 2006

Publisher:Omohundro Institute and Unc Press

Length:496 Pages

Weight:1.60 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 5.9" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Discrimination & Racism History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Race Relations Slavery & Emancipation

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