Proslavery Britain : fighting for slavery in an era of abolition /
Dumas, Paula E.,
Proslavery Britain : fighting for slavery in an era of abolition / Paula E. Dumas. - 1 online resource (230 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The proslavery position -- Proslavery in print -- Proslavery arts and culture -- Proslavery politics and the slave trade -- Proslavery politics after abolition -- Conclusion.
"Proslavery Britain tells the untold story of the fight to defend slavery in the British Empire at the height of the slavery debates. Drawing on a wide range of sources, from art and literature to propaganda and parliamentary papers, it explores the many ways in which slavery's defenders helped shape the processes of abolition and emancipation"--
9781137558589 (e-book)
Slavery--Justification.--Great Britain
Slavery--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Abolitionists--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Antislavery movements--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Electronic books.
HT1163 / .D86 2016
306.3/62094109034
Proslavery Britain : fighting for slavery in an era of abolition / Paula E. Dumas. - 1 online resource (230 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The proslavery position -- Proslavery in print -- Proslavery arts and culture -- Proslavery politics and the slave trade -- Proslavery politics after abolition -- Conclusion.
"Proslavery Britain tells the untold story of the fight to defend slavery in the British Empire at the height of the slavery debates. Drawing on a wide range of sources, from art and literature to propaganda and parliamentary papers, it explores the many ways in which slavery's defenders helped shape the processes of abolition and emancipation"--
9781137558589 (e-book)
Slavery--Justification.--Great Britain
Slavery--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Abolitionists--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Antislavery movements--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Electronic books.
HT1163 / .D86 2016
306.3/62094109034