Katie Donington

The bonds of family

Slavery, commerce and culture in the British Atlantic world

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Produktbeschreibung

Tracing the activities of a single extended family - the Hibberts - this book explores how slavery impacted on the social, cultural, economic and political landscape of Britain. It is both the intimate narrative of a family and an analytical frame through which to explore Britain's history and legacies of slavery.

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Produktdetails

• Studies in Imperialism
• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. November 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 671g
• ISBN-13: 9781526129482
• ISBN-10: 1526129485
• Artikelnr.: 57368710

Autorenporträt

Katie Donington is Lecturer in History at London South Bank University

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Family matters - slavery, commerce, and culture Part I:
Family business - commerce, commodities, and credit 1. Manchester 2.
Jamaica 3. London Part II: Family politics - defending the slave trade and
slavery 4. Defending the slave trade 5. Defending slavery Part III: Family
culture - domesticating slavery 6. Intimate relations: the colony and the
metropole 7. Consuming passions: Collecting and connoisseurship 8. The
culture of refinement: Country houses and philanthropy Epilogue: Family
legacies - after abolition Select bibliography Index