Out of Slavery - Abolition and After

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

Jack Hayward

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Jack Hayward
• Assisted by: Jack Hayward (Editor), Hayward Jack (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2022
• EAN: 9781032322049
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3232204-9
• No. of pages: 214
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Slavery
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Popular Culture, European History, HISTORY / General, military history, Social & cultural history, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Colonialism & imperialism, Economic history, Southern Africa, British & Irish history, Social and cultural history, Social and cultural anthropology, Colonialism and imperialism, African History, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Slavery and abolition of slavery