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How did the arguments developed in the debate to abolish the slave trade help to construct a British national identity and character in the late eighteenth century? Srividhya Swaminathan examines books, pamphlets, and literary works to trace the changes in rhetorical strategies utilized by both sides of the abolitionist debate. Framing them as competing narratives engaged in defining the nature of the Briton, Swaminathan reads the arguments of pro- and anti-abolitionists as a series of dialogues among diverse groups at the center and peripheries of the empire. Arguing that neither side emerged triumphant, Swaminathan suggests that the Briton who emerged from these debates represented a synth...
An extensive and well-illustrated catalogue of maps of the Yorkshire area, first published in 1933 and reprinted in 1971.
This book explores the ways that authors responded to fundamental questions about literature during an age of accelerating change.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.