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.
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.
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
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
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