Moral Imperium: Afro-Caribbeans and the Transformation of British Rule, 1776-1838 Contributor(s): Richardson, Ronald Kent (Author), Worth, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313247242 ISBN-13: 9780313247248 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $64.35 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1987 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Slavery - History |
Dewey: 326.097 |
LCCN: 86003154 |
Series: Contributions in American History |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.95 lbs) 224 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: During the past decade, the problem of British slave emancipation has generated considerable historiographical debate. Yet, until now, this debate has emphasized the relative importance of ideals and material self-interest in the British emancipation movement. In Moral Imperium, Ronald Richardson offers a new assessment of the relative importance of ideas, religious enthusiasm, national interest, and political circumstances. Arguing that historians have yet to develop an understanding of the impact of the Afro-Caribbean population on the development of British anti-slavery thought in general and the anti-slavery movement as a whole, he contends that abolition and emancipation were carried out in the context of British rule and were designed to create a social environment that would be receptive to British needs. |