Caribbean Slave Revolts and the British Abolitionist Movement Contributor(s): Matthews, Gelien (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807150088 ISBN-13: 9780807150085 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Caribbean & West Indies - General - Social Science | Slavery - History | Revolutionary |
Dewey: 306.362 |
Series: Antislavery, Abolition, and the Atlantic World (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 212 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this illuminating study, Gelien Matthews demonstrates how slave rebellions in the British West Indies influenced the tactics of abolitionists in England and how the rhetoric and actions of the abolitionists emboldened slaves. Moving between the world of the British Parliament and the realm of Caribbean plantations, Matthews reveals a transatlantic dialectic of antislavery agitation and slave insurrection that eventually influenced the dismantling of slavery in British-held territories. |