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Carey Brycchan <1967-> |
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Titolo |
From peace to freedom [[electronic resource] ] : Quaker rhetoric and the birth of American antislavery, 1657-1761 / / Brycchan Carey |
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New Haven [Conn.], : Yale University Press, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-73627-6 |
0-300-18227-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (272 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Slavery and the church - Society of Friends - History - 18th century |
Quaker abolitionists - History - 18th century |
Society of Friends - History - 18th century |
Antislavery movements - History - 18th century |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- One. "The Power That Giveth Liberty And Freedom" Barbados, 1657-76 -- Two. "We Are Against The Traffik Of Men-Body" Pennsylvania, 1688-1700 -- Three. "The Grief Of Divers Friends" Pennsylvania-London-New Jersey, 1711-19 -- Four. "O Unrighteous Gain!" From Rhetoric To Ritual, 1727-43 -- Five. "A Practice So Repugnant To Our Christian Profession" Philadelphia And London, 1753-61 -- Notes -- Bibliography Of Works Cited -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In the first book to investigate in detail the origins of antislavery thought and rhetoric within the Society of Friends, Brycchan Carey shows how the Quakers turned against slavery in the first half of the eighteenth century and became the first organization to take a stand against the slave trade. Through meticulous examination of the earliest writings of the Friends, including journals and letters, Carey reveals the society's gradual transition from expressing doubt about slavery to adamant opposition. He shows that while progression toward this stance was ongoing, it was slow and uneven and that it was vigorous internal debate and discussion that ultimately led to a call for abolition. |
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