Just as Britain's industrial development in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries was built largely on the back of slave labour, so too was the development of new ideas and values, shaped by the moral dilemmas arising from the shameful act of denying people their liberty. The story of the Scottish Enlightenment is entwined with that of slavery and the slave trade. In fifteen stories set between 1720 and 1865 in Britain, Africa, the Caribbean and America, Slavery and the Scottish Enlightenment introduces a diverse cast of characters, both white and black, whose moral viewpoints and active choices between right and wrong helped shape the world in which they lived. As the legacy of slavery continues to infect our lives, we face similar choices today - choices that will determine the ever-evolving values of our society.
| ISBN: | 9781781559345 |
| Publication date: | 23rd May 2024 |
| Author: | John D O Fulton |
| Publisher: | Fonthill Media |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 336 pages |
| Genres: |
Slavery and abolition of slavery Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions Western philosophy: Enlightenment Other Nonconformist and Evangelical Churches |
Just as Britain's industrial development in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries was built largely on the back of slave labour, so too was the development of new ideas and values, shaped by the moral dilemmas arising from the shameful act of denying people their liberty. The story of the Scottish Enlightenment is entwined with that of slavery and the slave trade. In fifteen stories set between 1720 and 1865 in Britain, Africa, the Caribbean and America, Slavery and the Scottish Enlightenment introduces a diverse cast of characters, both white and black, whose moral viewpoints and active choices between right and wrong helped shape the world in which they lived. As the legacy of slavery continues to infect our lives, we face similar choices today - choices that will determine the ever-evolving values of our society.
Slavery and the Scottish Enlightenment features in the following genres: Slavery and abolition of slavery, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Western philosophy: Enlightenment, Other Nonconformist and Evangelical Churches
Slavery and the Scottish Enlightenment is available in Hardback
Slavery and the Scottish Enlightenment was written by John D O Fulton and published by Fonthill Media
Slavery and the Scottish Enlightenment has 336 pages
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