Henry Redhead Yorke, Colonial Radical: Politics and Identity in the Atlantic World, 1772-1813

ISBN-13: 9780367661014 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 312 str.

Amanda Goodrich

Opis

This is a political, cultural and intellectual biography of the neglected but significant figure, Henry Redhead Yorke, a West Indian of African/British descent who became the most revolutionary radical in Britain between 1792-5 and then recanted to loyalism. It considers politicization and identity construction in the Georgian Atlantic World.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. The Colonial Periphery  2. The Colonial Centre  3. Citizen of the World  4. Performance on the Outdoor Platform  5. Up Against the Government and the Law  6. The Trials  7. Recanting  8. A Loyalist Gentleman.  Conclusion

O autorze

Amanda Goodrich is a lecturer in history at the Open University.