Transatlantic Abolitionism in the Age of Revolution

An International History of Anti-slavery, c.1787–1820

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Discrimination & Race Relations, History, British
Cover of the book Transatlantic Abolitionism in the Age of Revolution by J. R. Oldfield, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: J. R. Oldfield ISBN: 9781107289697
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: August 8, 2013
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: J. R. Oldfield
ISBN: 9781107289697
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: August 8, 2013
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Transatlantic Abolitionism in the Age of Revolution offers a fresh exploration of anti-slavery debates in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It challenges traditional perceptions of early anti-slavery activity as an entirely parochial British, European or American affair, and instead reframes the abolition movement as a broad international network of activists across a range of metropolitan centres and remote outposts. Interdisciplinary in approach, this book explores the dynamics of transatlantic abolitionism, along with its structure, mechanisms and business methods, and in doing so, highlights the delicate balance that existed between national and international interests in an age of massive political upheaval throughout the Atlantic world. By setting slave trade debates within a wider international context, Professor Oldfield reveals how popular abolitionism emerged as a political force in the 1780s, and how it adapted itself to the tumultuous events of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Transatlantic Abolitionism in the Age of Revolution offers a fresh exploration of anti-slavery debates in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It challenges traditional perceptions of early anti-slavery activity as an entirely parochial British, European or American affair, and instead reframes the abolition movement as a broad international network of activists across a range of metropolitan centres and remote outposts. Interdisciplinary in approach, this book explores the dynamics of transatlantic abolitionism, along with its structure, mechanisms and business methods, and in doing so, highlights the delicate balance that existed between national and international interests in an age of massive political upheaval throughout the Atlantic world. By setting slave trade debates within a wider international context, Professor Oldfield reveals how popular abolitionism emerged as a political force in the 1780s, and how it adapted itself to the tumultuous events of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book Socialist Law in Socialist East Asia by J. R. Oldfield
Cover of the book A Concise History of Switzerland by J. R. Oldfield
Cover of the book Immigration and Refugee Law in Russia by J. R. Oldfield
Cover of the book The Willing World by J. R. Oldfield
Cover of the book The European Nitrogen Assessment by J. R. Oldfield
Cover of the book Banking in Crisis by J. R. Oldfield
Cover of the book Popular Governance of Post-Conflict Reconstruction by J. R. Oldfield
Cover of the book Democracy and Goodness by J. R. Oldfield
Cover of the book Structural DNA Nanotechnology by J. R. Oldfield
Cover of the book Common Legal Framework for Takeover Bids in Europe: Volume 2 by J. R. Oldfield
Cover of the book Transformations of Ovid in Late Antiquity by J. R. Oldfield
Cover of the book Engineering Dynamics by J. R. Oldfield
Cover of the book Women’s Rights in Democratizing States by J. R. Oldfield
Cover of the book Caricaturing Culture in India by J. R. Oldfield
Cover of the book Statistical Physics of Fields by J. R. Oldfield
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy