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Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil and Wicked Traffic of the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species - Couverture souple

Cugoano, Ottobah

 
9781108060196: Thoughts and Sentiments on the Evil and Wicked Traffic of the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1108060196 ISBN 13 : 9781108060196
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2013

Synopsis

In the late eighteenth century, slave labour in Britain's colonies was seen as central to world trade, and the practice was supported by prominent members of society, including the king. Ottobah Cugoano, an emancipated slave living in England, had joined the Sons of Africa, a group whose members wrote to the royal family, aristocrats and leading politicians to condemn slavery and campaign for its abolition. This work, first published in 1787 and sent to George III, was a daring attack on colonial conquest and enslavement, arguing that slaves had a moral duty to rebel against their oppressors. Widely read upon publication, it went through at least three printings that year and was translated into French, with a shorter version published in 1791. This reissue of the original work makes available an important document in the history of colonialism and slavery in the British Empire.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

In the late eighteenth century, slave labour in Britain's colonies was seen as central to world trade, and the practice was supported by prominent members of society, including the king. Ottobah Cugoano, an emancipated slave living in England, had joined the Sons of Africa, a group whose members wrote to the royal family, aristocrats and leading politicians to condemn slavery and campaign for its abolition. This work, first published in 1787 and sent to George III, was a daring attack on colonial conquest and enslavement, arguing that slaves had a moral duty to rebel against their oppressors. Widely read upon publication, it went through at least three printings that year and was translated into French, with a shorter version published in 1791. This reissue of the original work makes available an important document in the history of colonialism and slavery in the British Empire.

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1108060196
ISBN 13 
9781108060196
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
162
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Avery
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