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Henry Redhead Yorke, colonial radical : politics and identity in the Atlantic world, 1772-1813 / by Amanda Goodrich.

Van Pelt Library DA506.Y67 G66 2019
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Goodrich, Amanda, 1957- author.
Series:
Enlightenment world ; 33.
The Enlightenment world ; 33
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Yorke, Henry Redhead, 1772-1813--Political and social views.
Yorke, Henry Redhead.
Yorke, Henry Redhead, 1772-1813.
Political activists--Great Britain--Biography.
Political activists.
Multiracial people.
Authors, Black.
Political and social views.
Great Britain.
Authors, English--18th century--Biography.
Authors, English.
Authors, English--19th century--Biography.
Authors, Black--Great Britain--Biography.
Multiracial people--Great Britain--Biography.
Black people--Great Britain--Politics and government.
Black people.
Politics and government.
Great Britain--Politics and government--1789-1820.
Black people--Politics and government.
Genre:
Biographies.
Physical Description:
ix, 311 pages ; 25 cm.
Place of Publication:
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.
Summary:
"This is a political, cultural and intellectual biography of the neglected but important figure, Henry Redhead Yorke. A West Indian of African/British descent, born into a slave society but educated in Georgian England, he developed a complex identity to which politics was key. The most revolutionary radical in Britain between 1793-5, Yorke then recanted his radicalism and died a loyalist gentleman. This book raises important issues about the impact of "outsider" politics in England and the complexities of politicization and identity construction in the Atlantic World. It restores a forgotten black writer to his due place in history"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The colonial periphery
The colonial centre
Citizen of the world
Performance on the outdoor platform
Up against the government and the law
The trials
Recanting
A loyalist gentleman.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Format:
Online version: Goodrich, Amanda, 1957- author. Henry Redhead Yorke, colonial radical
ISBN:
9781848935976
1848935978
OCLC:
1074309894

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