Principles and agents : the British slave trade and its abolition / David Richardson.

Parliament's decision in 1807 to outlaw British slaving was a key moment in modern world history. In this magisterial work, historian David Richardson challenges claims that this event was largely due to the actions of particular individuals and emphasizes instead that abolition of the British slave...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Richardson, David, 1946- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2022]
Series:David Brion Davis series.
Subjects:
Slave trade > Great Britain > History.
Slavery > Great Britain > History.
Antislavery movements > Great Britain > History.
Esclaves > Commerce > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Antislavery movements.
Slave trade.
Slavery.
Great Britain.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:viii, 375 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Format: Book

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