Polemical pain : slavery, cruelty, and the rise of humanitarianism / Margaret Abruzzo.
By: Abruzzo, Margaret Nicola [author.].
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BookSeries: New studies in American intellectual and cultural history: Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011Description: 1 online resource (339 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781421401270 (e-book).Subject(s): Slavery -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century | Quaker abolitionists -- History -- 19th century | Abolitionists -- History -- 19th century | Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century | Slavery -- United States -- Psychological aspects | Slavery -- United States -- History -- 19th century | United States -- Moral conditions -- History -- 19th centuryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 306.3/620973 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Self-denial, Martyrdom, and the formation of Quaker humanitarianism -- Humanity, human nature, and the problem of cruelty -- Moral responsibility and removal, 1800-1832 -- Politicizing humaneness, 1832-1839 -- Suited for slavery, 1840-1852 -- The contradictions of benevolence, 1852-1861.
Description based on print version record.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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