Scotland and the abolition of black slavery, 1756-1838 / Iain Whyte.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whyte, Iain.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antislavery movements--Scotland--History--18th century.

Antislavery movements.

Antislavery movements--Scotland--History--19th century.

Public opinion--Scotland--History--18th century.

Public opinion.

Public opinion--Scotland--History--19th century.

Slavery and the church--Scotland--History--18th century.

Slavery and the church.

Slavery and the church--Scotland--History--19th century.

Slavery--Scotland--Public opinion--History--18th century.

Slavery.

Slavery--Scotland--Public opinion--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Uses contemporary sources to demonstrate the contribution of Scots to the abolition of slavery. This book starts with a Virginian slave seeking his freedom in Scotland in 1756 and ends with the abolition of the apprenticeship scheme in the West Indian colonies in 1838.

Contents:

COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; FIGURES; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; 1 BLACK SLAVES IN SCOTLAND AND BAPTISM; 2 THE LORDS AND THE PROFITS – WEST INDIAN COMMERCE AND THE SCOTTISH ENLIGHTENMENT; 3 PULPITS, PRESBYTERIES AND PETITIONS ON THE TRADE; 4 LONDON SCOTS IN THE MOVEMENT FOR ABOLITION; 5 UNFINISHED BUSINESS IN EUROPE AND SCOTS COUNTERVOICES ON EMANCIPATION; 6 COMING OUT OF SIN – THE ROAD FROM MITIGATION TO THE CALL FOR IMMEDIATE ABOLITION; 7 EVANGELISM IN JAMAICA, THEOLOGY IN SCOTLAND, BUT FREEDOM DEFERRED; 8 EYES ON THE PRIZE – FOCUS, FAITH AND FERVOUR; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786610538461

9780748672196

0748672192

9781322980317

1322980314

9781280538469

1280538465

9780748626991

0748626999

OCLC:

261224530

Publisher Number:

9780748626991