Ancient slavery and abolition : from Hobbes to Hollywood / edited by Edith Hall, Richard Alston, and Justine McConnell.
"Originating in a conference organised in 2007 by the Centre for the Reception of Greece and Rome at Royal Holloway, University of London, and held at the British Library ... this accessible volume offers a pathbreaking study of the role played by the interpreters of ancient Greek and roman texts in...
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Language: | English |
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Oxford [England] ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2011.
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Series: | Classical presences.
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Physical Description: | xviii, 509 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
Format: | Book |
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"Originating in a conference organised in 2007 by the Centre for the Reception of Greece and Rome at Royal Holloway, University of London, and held at the British Library ... this accessible volume offers a pathbreaking study of the role played by the interpreters of ancient Greek and roman texts in the debates over the abolition of slavery. Focusing on Britain, North America, the Caribbean, and South Africa from the late 17th century, the essays examine the arguments of critics and defenders of slavery and legacy of slavery, in later periods." --Book jacket. |
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Call Number: | HT861 .A65 2011 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [425]-466) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780199574674 0199574677 |