Popular Politics and British Anti-Slavery - The Mobilisation of Public Opinion Against the Slave Trade 1787-1807

Informationen zum Autor Oldfield, J.R. Zusammenfassung This work explains how the expression of support for black people in 1792, when 400,000 people called for the abolition of the slave trade, was organized and orchestrated, and how it contributed to the growth of popular politics in Britain. Inhaltsverzeichnis TLS - reviewed by Howard Temperley "The campaign for the abolition of the slave trade has often been described but never better than by J R Oldfield in this account..." "necessary reading for students of Britain"s abolition of the slave trade" International Journal of African Historical Studies Albion - Judith Jennings, Kentucky Foundation for Women- " Oldfield"s book has much to commend it, and I highly recommend it to readers interested in the nation-wide scope and cultural context of abolition.

Product details

• Authors: J.R. Oldfield
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.1998
• EAN: 9780714644622
• ISBN: 978-0-7146-4462-2
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Routledge Studies in Slave and Post-Slave Societies and Cultures
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, Slavery & abolition of slavery, C 1700 To C 1800, Slavery and abolition of slavery