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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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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Huzzey, Richard, 1982- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2012.
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