Revolutionary Emancipation : Slavery and Abolitionism in the British West Indies /

Weaving an African worldview into the conventional historiography of British abolitionism, the author presents new insights into one of the most intriguing and momentous episodes of Atlantic history. In this book, the author argues that the 1760 rebellion in Jamaica, Tacky's War - the largest a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Fergus, Claudius K., 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Sklaverei
Abolitionismus
Slavery.
Slave trade.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
Esclaves > Commerce > Antilles britanniques > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Slave trade > West Indies, British > History > 19th century.
Slavery > West Indies, British > History > 19th century.
Westindien
West Indies > British West Indies.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Explicating the "grand evils" of colonialism
  • Humanity enchained
  • Pragmatizing amelioration and abolition
  • Abolitionism and empire
  • The Haitian Revolution and other emancipation wars
  • From revolution to abolition
  • Imperatives of Creole colonization
  • New-modeling in action
  • The launch of imperial amelioration
  • Constitutional militancy
  • Breaking the chains
  • Conclusion.

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