Proslavery Britain : fighting for slavery in an era of abolition / Paula E. Dumas.

By: Dumas, Paula E [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016Description: 1 online resource (230 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781137558589 (e-book)Subject(s): Slavery -- Great Britain -- Justification | Slavery -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century | Abolitionists -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century | Antislavery movements -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Proslavery Britain : fighting for slavery in an era of abolition.DDC classification: 306.3/62094109034 LOC classification: HT1163 | .D86 2016Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Introduction -- The proslavery position -- Proslavery in print -- Proslavery arts and culture -- Proslavery politics and the slave trade -- Proslavery politics after abolition -- Conclusion.
Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher.
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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"-- Provided by publisher.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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