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Crowns of Glory, Tears of Blood : the Demerara Slave Rebellion of 1823.
This text explores the 1823 slave rebellion in Demerara (now Guyana) - one of the largest in history. The 60,000 black slaves who rose up against their British masters were brutally put down. The book looks at the conflict which gave the rebellion life and the forces which finally ended slavery.
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1997.
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Table des matières:
- Contents; Illustrations; Introduction; ONE: Contradictory Worlds: Planters and Missionaries; TWO: Contradictory Worlds: Masters and Slaves; THREE: The Fiery Furnace; FOUR: A True Lover of Man; FIVE: Voices in the Air; SIX: A Man Is Never Safe; SEVEN: A Crown of Glory That Fadeth Not Away; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W.