From Peace to Freedom - Quaker Rhetoric and the Birth of American Antislavery, 1657-1761

Informationen zum Autor Brycchan Carey is currently reader in English literature! Kingston University! London. He is the author of British Abolitionism and the Rhetoric of Sensibility: Writing! Sentiment! and Slavery! 1760-1807. Klappentext Intends to investigate the development of antislavery thought and rhetoric within the Society of Friends. Through meticulous examination of the earliest writings of the Friends! the author reveals the gradual transition the organization underwent in their position on slavery: from expressing doubt about slavery to adamant opposition to it. Zusammenfassung Intends to investigate the development of antislavery thought and rhetoric within the Society of Friends. Through meticulous examination of the earliest writings of the Friends! the author reveals the gradual transition the organization underwent in their position on slavery: from expressing doubt about slavery to adamant opposition to it.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Brycchan Carey, Carey Brycchan
• Editore: Yale University Press Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 27.11.2012
• EAN: 9780300180770
• ISBN: 978-0-300-18077-0
• Pagine: 272
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie