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Freedom burning : anti-slavery and empire in Victorian Britain /

After Britain abolished slavery throughout most of its empire in 1834, Victorians adopted a creed of "anti-slavery" as a vital part of their national identity and sense of moral superiority to other civilizations. The British government used diplomacy, pressure, and violence to suppress th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Huzzey, Richard, 1982- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2012.
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