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Auteur:	McConnell, Justine
Redactie:	Alston, Richard (Professor of Roman History, Royal Holloway University of London)
Redacteur:	Hall, Edith
Titel:	Ancient Slavery and Abolition From Hobbes to Hollywood
Uitgever:	Oxford University Press
ISBN:	9780199574674
Serie:	Classical Presences
Land van oorsprong:	United Kingdom
Prijs:	€ 219.78
Verschijningsdatum:	07-07-2011
Bericht:	Langere levertijd (2-3 weken)

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Categorie:	Literary studies: post-colonial literature
Geillustreerd:	34 in-text illustrations
Dewey code:	809.93358

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Verschijningsvorm:	Hardback
Paginas:	528
Hoogte mm.:	221
Breedte mm.:	160
Dikte mm.:	28
Gewicht gr.:	828

 

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A collection of essays by an international team of scholars on the part played by classical sources and images in the debates around the abolition of slavery. It shows that the ancient Greek and Roman slave was invoked both by abolitionists and by those who promoted and attempted to justify the custom.