Out of Slavery: Abolition and After

ISBN-13: 9781032322049 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 166 str.

Jack Hayward

Opis

Out of Slavery, first published in 1985, offers a broad reappraisal on slavery, and of the contribution and personality of the Abolitionists, particularly of their leader and spokesman William Wilberforce.

Spis treści

Preface, 1. The Utility of Commemoration: Reflections of the Enduring Scourge of Servitude, 2. Slavery: the Underside of Freedom, 3. Freeing the Slaves: How Important Was Wilberforce?, 4. William Wilberforce: 150 Years On, 5. Wilberforce the Saint, 6. Abolition and the National Interest, 7. Emancipation from Below? The Role of the British West Indian Slaves in the Emancipation Movement, 1816–34, 8. West Indian Society 150 Years After Abolition: a Re-examination of Some Classic Theories, 9. ‘Some in Light and Some in Darkness’: the Long Shadow of Slavery, 10. The English Judge and the Ethnic Minorities

O autorze

Jack Hayward