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Autore |
Walvin James |
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Titolo |
An African's life : the life and times of Olaudah Equiano, 1745-1797 / / James Walvin |
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London ; ; New York, : Cassell, c1998 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-30996-X |
9786612309960 |
1-4411-2030-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xv, 205 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Enslaved persons |
Slavery - History - 18th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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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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Contents; List of Plates; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction: Discovering Equiano; Part One: From Africa to Slavery; Part Two: Varieties of Slavery; Part Three: An English Life; Part Four: Public Figure; Part Five: Afterwards; Guide to Further Reading; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The autobiography of Olaudah Equiano, a prominent African in late 18th-century Britain, is quoted, anthologized and interpreted in dozens of books and articles. More than any single contemporary, Equiano speaks for the fate of millions of Africans in the era of the transatlantic slave trade. This study attempts to create a rounded portrait of the man behind the literary image, and to study Equiano in the context of Atlantic slavery. |
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