Thoughts on the Abolition of the Slave Trade, and Civilization of Africa

With Remarks on the African Institution

By:

Joseph Marryat

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition

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Joseph Marryat (1757–1824) was an M.P., chairman of Lloyd's and colonial agent for Grenada. This volume contains three of his pamphlets - Thoughts on the Abolition of the Slave Trade (1816), More Thoughts (1816) and More Thoughts Still (1818) which replied to his critics. The first pamphlet was very controversial, running to four editions in the year of publication. It vigorously attacks the policies and influence of the African Institution, whose arguments regarding the operation of slavery since the Abolition Act of 1807 he proves, by using evidence from official British and colonial government reports, to contain many falsehoods. Marryat believed that, with regard to emancipation, lessons must be learned from the French Revolution: ideals, if taken too quickly to extremes, cause national and even international conflict. His critics accused him of equal economy with the truth by selective use of source material: his responses were also best-sellers.

Release date Australia

January 20th, 2011

Author

Joseph Marryat

Audience

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Illustrations

Worked examples or Exercises

Pages

550

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition

Dimensions

140x216x31

ISBN-13

9781108025034

Product ID

8981737

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