The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770-1823 by David Brion Davis

The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770-1823 by David Brion Davis

The author explores the international impact and social significance of antislavery thought in a critical era of political and industrial revolution. He examines the implications and historical consequences of challenging the long-accepted institution of slavery. The study not only provides a comparative account of early antislavery movements, but also uses the controversies over slavery to analyse shifting attitudes towards labour, social order, political representation, and the authority of law and religion. The focus is on the Anglo-American experience, but Davis makes illuminating comparisons with the history of slavery in France and Latin America. The book also offers portraits of important historical figures, including Thomas Jefferson, Granville Sharp, Bryan Edward, and Moreau de Saint-Mery, and accounts of key groups, movements, and bodies of literature. Through the history of slavery, Davis explores many areas of the social and intellectual history of the revolutionary era, creating a new reading of the entire age.

The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution by David Brion Davis is a work of majestic scale, written with great skillIt explores the growing consciousness, during a half century of revolutionary change, of the oldest and most extreme form of human exploitation. Concentrating on the Anglo-American experience, the historian also pursues his theme wherever it leads in western culture. His book is a distinguished example of historical scholarship and art. * From the citation for the 1975 National Book Award *

David Brion Davis is Sterling Professor of History at Yale University. A former President of the Organization of American Historians, he has won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Bancroft Prize, and the American Historical Association's Beveridge Award. His most recent book is The Boisterous Sea of Liberty: A Documentary History of America from Discovery through the Civil War (Oxford University Press, 1998, with Steven Mintz).

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ISBN 13	9780195126716
ISBN 10	0195126718
Title	The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770-1823
Author	David Brion Davis
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press Inc
Year published	1999-05-20
Number of pages	576
Prizes	Winner of Winner of the National Book Award, the Beveridge Award and the Bancroft Prize..
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