Title Proslavery Britain : fighting for slavery in an era of abolition / Paula E. Dumas

Published New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016] ©2016

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Description 1 online resource Contents Introduction -- The proslavery position -- Proslavery in print -- Proslavery arts and culture -- Proslavery politics and the slave trade -- Proslavery politics after abolition -- Conclusion Summary "Proslavery Britain tells the untold story of the fight to defend slavery in the British Empire at the height of the slavery debates. Drawing on a wide range of sources, from art and literature to propaganda and parliamentary papers, it explores the many ways in which slavery's defenders helped shape the processes of abolition and emancipation"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-215) and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 21, 2016) In Springer eBooks Subject Slavery -- Great Britain -- Justification Slavery -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century Abolitionists -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century Antislavery movements -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture. Abolitionists Antislavery movements Slavery Slavery -- Justification Great Britain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781137558589 113755858X 9781349720668 1349720666 1137578203 9781137578204

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