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A lesson on race : the Bible and the Morant Bay rebellion in the Atlantic world /

"This book tells the story of the Bible's role in Jamaica's 1865 Morant Bay rebellion and the international debates then occupying the Atlantic world. It will interest students and scholars of African-American history, Atlantic history, biblical studies, religious studies, and Caribbe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Russell, Stephen C. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.
Series:Histories of slavery and its global legacies
Subjects:
Bible > Quotations.
Bible > Citations.
Jamaica > History > Insurrection, 1865.
Jamaica > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Rhetoric > Political aspects > Jamaica > History > 19th century.
Rhetoric > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Bible and politics > Jamaica > History > 19th century.
Jamaica > Religion.
Jamaïque > Histoire > 1865 (Insurrection)
Rhétorique > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Discours politique > Jamaïque > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Bible et politique > Jamaïque > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Bible and politics
Rhetoric > Religious aspects > Christianity
Rhetoric > Political aspects > History.
Jamaica
1800-1899
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Summary:"This book tells the story of the Bible's role in Jamaica's 1865 Morant Bay rebellion and the international debates then occupying the Atlantic world. It will interest students and scholars of African-American history, Atlantic history, biblical studies, religious studies, and Caribbean history"-- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xi, 229 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781009575409
1009575406
9781009575423
1009575422