An Analysis of David Brion Davis's the Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770-1823

ISBN-13: 9781912302482 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 89 str.

Money, Duncan

Opis

Slavery had been accepted in Western culture for centuries. So why did a movement suddenly rise up in the industrial era calling for its abolition? Could it be that people had suddenly become more enlightened and humanitarian? Or were there other, more compelling and perhaps self-serving reasons for this sudden about-turn?

Spis treści

Ways in to the Text  Who was David Brion Davis?  What does The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770-1823 Say?  Why does The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770-1823 Matter?  Section 1: Influences  Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context  Module 2: Academic Context  Module 3: The Problem  Module 4: The Author's Contribution  Section 2: Ideas  Module 5: Main Ideas  Module 6: Secondary Ideas  Module 7: Achievement  Module 8: Place in the Author's Work  Section 3: Impact  Module 9: The First Responses  Module 10: The Evolving Debate  Module 11: Impact and Influence Today  Module 12: Where Next?  Glossary of Terms  People Mentioned in the Text  Works Cited