Rhetoric of British National Identity, 1759–1815
by
Srividhya Swaminathan
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2016
How did the arguments developed in the debate to abolish the slave trade help to construct a British national identity and character in the late eighteenth century? Srividhya Swaminathan examines books, pamphlets, and literary works to trace the changes in rhetorical strategies utilized by both sides...