Debating the slave trade: rhetoric of British national identity, 1759 - 1815
"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 bot...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "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 synthesis of arguments, and that the debates to abolish the slave trade are marked by rhetorical transformations defining the image of the Briton as one that led naturally to nineteenth-century imperialism and a sense of global superiority. Because the slave-trade debates were waged openly in print rather than behind the closed doors of Parliament, they exerted a singular influence on the British public. At their height, between 1788 and 1793, publications numbered in the hundreds, spanned every genre, and circulated throughout the empire. Among the voices represented are writers from both sides of the Atlantic in dialogue with one another, such as key African authors like Ignatius Sancho, Phillis Wheatley, and Olaudah Equiano; West India planters and merchants; and Quaker activist Anthony Benezet. Throughout, Swaminathan offers fresh and nuanced readings that eschew the view that the abolition of the slave trade was inevitable or that the ultimate defeat of pro-slavery advocates was absolute."--Publisher's description. |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | XIII, 245 S. Ill. |
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Autor: Swaminathan, Srividhya
Jahr: 2009
Contents
List of Figures ix
Chronology of the British Slave Trade and Empire xi
Acknowledgements xv
Introduction 1
1 Building a Common Vocabulary: The Language of Reform and
the Slave-Trade Debates 11
Cultural Shifts and the Language of Reform 14
Surveying the Terrain: Major Points of Argument in the Debates 30
Overview of Scholarship and Methodology 38
2 Converging Arguments in British Resistance: Writing from the
Colonies to Great Britain, 1759-1776 47
Contentious Quakers: Anthony Benezet and Colonial Activism 49
Slavery, Granville Sharp, and English Civil Law 61
Beginnings of a British Resistance to Slavery 76
3 Proliferating Anrislavery Arguments and the Creation of an
Activist Community, 1772-1789 83
Interpreting Mansfield through the Logos of Liberty 86
Pathos Appeal and the Politics of Oppression 100
Claiming a (Protestant) Christian Ethos: Black Voices and British
Identity 110
4 The Proslavery Rebuttal: Developing New Strategies of Defense,
1770-1789 127
Invalidating Antislavery Interpretations of the Mansfield decision 129
Developing Counter-Arguments and Rhetorical Strategies 141
Counter-Images of Identity: The Slave-Holding Briton 155
viii Debating the Slave Trade
5 Whose Victory? Abolition and the Construction of British
Identity, 1788-1807 171
Proliferation of Abolitionist Rhetoric, 1785-1796 174
Recasting Humanity in the Planter/Merchant Image, 1788-1793 191
Abolishing the Slave Trade and Building an Empire, 1795-1807 203
Epilogue: Towards an Imperial Briton 211
Bibliography 219
Index 239
List of Figures
2.1 Anthony Benezet, title page to A Caution and Warning to Great-
Britain and her Colonies. Philadelphia: D. Hall and W. Sellers,
1767. Courtesy of The Library Company of Philadelphia. 54
2.2a Granville Sharp, title page, Extract from A Representation of
the Injustice and Dangerous Tendency of Tolerating Slavery.
London: Printed 1769. Philadelphia: Reprinted by Joseph
Crukshank, 1771. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Rare
Books Division. 66
2.2b Granville Sharp, advertisement, Extract from A Representation
of the Injustice and Dangerous Tendency of Tolerating Slavery.
London: Printed 1769. Philadelphia: Reprinted by Joseph
Crukshank, 1771. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Rare
Books Division. 67
3.1 Francis Hargrave, title page, An Argument in the case of James
Sommersett a Negro, lately determined by the court of King s
Bench. London: Printed for the author, 1772. Courtesy of the
Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-90721. 90
4.1 James Ramsay, title page, An Essay on the Treatment and
Conversion of African slaves in the British Sugar Colonies.
Dublin: Printed for T. Walker, C. Jenkin, R. Marchbank, L. White,
R. Burton, P. Byrne, 1784. Courtesy of the Library of Congress,
Rare Books Division. 149
4.2 James M. Adair, title page, Unanswerable Arguments against the
Abolition of the Slave Trade with a Defence of the Proprietors of
the British Sugar Colonies. London: J. P. Bateman, 1790.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Rare Books Division. 156
4.3 Anonymous, Abolition of the Slave Trade, or the Man the
Master. London, 1789. Courtesy of the Library of Congress,
LC-USZ62-30930. 162
5.1 Anonymous, Stowage of the British slave ship Brookes under
the regulated slave trade. Created for Thomas Clarkson, 1788.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-44000. 188
5.2 Isaac Cruikshank, The Abolition of the Slave Trade. London:
S.W. Fores, 1792. Courtesy of the Library of Congress,
LC-USZC4-6204. 193
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| spelling | Swaminathan, Srividhya Verfasser (DE-588)1038347750 aut Debating the slave trade rhetoric of British national identity, 1759 - 1815 Srividhya Swaminathan Farnham, Surrey [u.a.] Ashgate 2009 XIII, 245 S. Ill. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Ashgate series in nineteenth-century transatlantic studies Includes bibliographical references and index "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 synthesis of arguments, and that the debates to abolish the slave trade are marked by rhetorical transformations defining the image of the Briton as one that led naturally to nineteenth-century imperialism and a sense of global superiority. Because the slave-trade debates were waged openly in print rather than behind the closed doors of Parliament, they exerted a singular influence on the British public. At their height, between 1788 and 1793, publications numbered in the hundreds, spanned every genre, and circulated throughout the empire. Among the voices represented are writers from both sides of the Atlantic in dialogue with one another, such as key African authors like Ignatius Sancho, Phillis Wheatley, and Olaudah Equiano; West India planters and merchants; and Quaker activist Anthony Benezet. Throughout, Swaminathan offers fresh and nuanced readings that eschew the view that the abolition of the slave trade was inevitable or that the ultimate defeat of pro-slavery advocates was absolute."--Publisher's description. Geschichte 1700-1800 Geschichte 1800-1900 Geschichte 1759-1815 gnd rswk-swf Englisch Geschichte English literature 18th century History and criticism Slavery in literature Antislavery movements Great Britain History 18th century Antislavery movements Great Britain History 19th century English literature 19th century History and criticism English language 18th century Rhetoric English language 19th century Rhetoric Antislavery movements in literature Slave trade in literature Literatur (DE-588)4035964-5 gnd rswk-swf Nationalbewusstsein (DE-588)4041282-9 gnd rswk-swf Sklaverei Motiv (DE-588)4204853-9 gnd rswk-swf Englisch (DE-588)4014777-0 gnd rswk-swf Großbritannien Englisch (DE-588)4014777-0 s Literatur (DE-588)4035964-5 s Sklaverei Motiv (DE-588)4204853-9 s Nationalbewusstsein (DE-588)4041282-9 s Geschichte 1759-1815 z DE-604 HBZ Datenaustausch application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=017717944&sequence=000002&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| spellingShingle | Swaminathan, Srividhya Debating the slave trade rhetoric of British national identity, 1759 - 1815 Englisch Geschichte English literature 18th century History and criticism Slavery in literature Antislavery movements Great Britain History 18th century Antislavery movements Great Britain History 19th century English literature 19th century History and criticism English language 18th century Rhetoric English language 19th century Rhetoric Antislavery movements in literature Slave trade in literature Literatur (DE-588)4035964-5 gnd Nationalbewusstsein (DE-588)4041282-9 gnd Sklaverei Motiv (DE-588)4204853-9 gnd Englisch (DE-588)4014777-0 gnd |
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| title | Debating the slave trade rhetoric of British national identity, 1759 - 1815 |
| title_auth | Debating the slave trade rhetoric of British national identity, 1759 - 1815 |
| title_exact_search | Debating the slave trade rhetoric of British national identity, 1759 - 1815 |
| title_full | Debating the slave trade rhetoric of British national identity, 1759 - 1815 Srividhya Swaminathan |
| title_fullStr | Debating the slave trade rhetoric of British national identity, 1759 - 1815 Srividhya Swaminathan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Debating the slave trade rhetoric of British national identity, 1759 - 1815 Srividhya Swaminathan |
| title_short | Debating the slave trade |
| title_sort | debating the slave trade rhetoric of british national identity 1759 1815 |
| title_sub | rhetoric of British national identity, 1759 - 1815 |
| topic | Englisch Geschichte English literature 18th century History and criticism Slavery in literature Antislavery movements Great Britain History 18th century Antislavery movements Great Britain History 19th century English literature 19th century History and criticism English language 18th century Rhetoric English language 19th century Rhetoric Antislavery movements in literature Slave trade in literature Literatur (DE-588)4035964-5 gnd Nationalbewusstsein (DE-588)4041282-9 gnd Sklaverei Motiv (DE-588)4204853-9 gnd Englisch (DE-588)4014777-0 gnd |
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