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Michael Jordan - The Great Abolition Sham. The True Story of the End of the British Slave Trade.  - 9780750934916 - V9780750934916
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The Great Abolition Sham. The True Story of the End of the British Slave Trade.

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Description for The Great Abolition Sham. The True Story of the End of the British Slave Trade. Paperback. Britons may very well never be slaves, but British rule certainly meant slavery for others. This book explores the personalities and the issues behind the movement to abolish first the slave trade and later the condition of slavery. It reveals the passionate arguments on both sides of the abolition debate. Num Pages: 252 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242.

Slavery and the trade that fuelled it underpinned Britain’s economic position throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Unsurprisingly, when the abolition of the slave trade was first mooted opinion was widely divided. The majority of the British public were either apathetic about the plight of black Africans in the American colonies or firmly against any change. Much of the establishment, including the Anglican Church, robustly supported the Afro-Caribbean slavery. The Great Abolition Sham is the first book to explore the real personalities and issues behind the popular rhetoric which surrounds the abolitionist movement. Documentary evidence confirms the shocking duplicity of ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750934916
SKU
V9780750934916
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Michael Jordan
MICHAEL JORDAN has written widely on history, religion and anthropology. Before becoming a full-time writer he was a broadcaster for the BBC World Service. He lives in Devon.

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