Ancient Slavery and Abolition From Hobbes to Hollywood |
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| Editor:
| Hall, Edith
Alston, Richard |
| Author:
| McConnell, Justine |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-161797-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $486.00 |
Book Description:
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A collection of essays by an international team of scholars on the part played by classical sources and images in the debates around the abolition of slavery. It shows that the ancient Greek and Roman slave was invoked both by abolitionists and by those who promoted and attempted to justify the custom.
A collection of essays by an international team of scholars on the part played by classical sources and images in the debates around the abolition of slavery. It shows that the ancient Greek and Roman slave was invoked both by abolitionists and by those who promoted and attempted to justify the custom.