Ancient slavery and abolition : from Hobbes to Hollywood /
"Originating in a conference organised in 2007 by the Centre for the Reception of Greece and Rome at Royal Holloway, University of London, and held at the British Library ... this accessible volume offers a pathbreaking study of the role played by the interpreters of ancient Greek and roman tex...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford [England] ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2011.
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| Series: | Classical presences.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Originating in a conference organised in 2007 by the Centre for the Reception of Greece and Rome at Royal Holloway, University of London, and held at the British Library ... this accessible volume offers a pathbreaking study of the role played by the interpreters of ancient Greek and roman texts in the debates over the abolition of slavery. Focusing on Britain, North America, the Caribbean, and South Africa from the late 17th century, the essays examine the arguments of critics and defenders of slavery and legacy of slavery, in later periods."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 509 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191617973 0191617970 9780191728723 0191728721 |