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Richard Huzzey - Freedom Burning: Anti-Slavery and Empire in Victorian Britain - 9780801451089 - V9780801451089
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Freedom Burning: Anti-Slavery and Empire in Victorian Britain

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Description for Freedom Burning: Anti-Slavery and Empire in Victorian Britain Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17, 13 black & white halftones, 2 maps, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568. Anti-slavery and Empire in Victorian Britain. 312 pages, Illustrations, maps. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTS. Dimension: 156 x 239 x 24. Weight: 570.

After Britain abolished slavery throughout most of its empire in 1834, Victorians adopted a creed of "anti-slavery" as a vital part of their national identity and sense of moral superiority over other civilizations. The British government used diplomacy, pressure, and violence to suppress the slave trade, while the Royal Navy enforced abolition worldwide and an anxious public debated the true responsibilities of an anti-slavery nation. This crusade was far from altruistic or compassionate, but Richard Huzzey argues that it forged national debates and political culture long after the famous abolitionist campaigns of William Wilberforce and Thomas Clarkson had faded into ... Read more

In a sweeping narrative that spans the globe, Freedom Burning explores the intersection of philanthropic, imperial, and economic interests that underlay Britain’s anti-slavery zeal— from London to Liberia, the Sudan to South Africa, Canada to the Caribbean, and the British East India Company to the Confederate States of America. Through careful attention to popular culture, official records, and private papers, Huzzey rewrites the history of the British Empire and a century-long effort to end the global trade in human lives.

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Product Details

Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
568g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801451089
SKU
V9780801451089
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Ref
99-1

About Richard Huzzey
Richard Huzzey is Lecturer in History at Plymouth University.

Reviews for Freedom Burning: Anti-Slavery and Empire in Victorian Britain
[Far] less literature is devoted to the vital 'what next' question for British abolitionists. This learned, well-researched book by Richard Huzzey explores that question, in the process offering great insight on the nature of antislavery ideology and politics as well as on Victorian politics and empire.. This reviewer remains uncomfortable with the complexity of it all. That however, is but ... Read more

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