2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9809.2009.00780.x
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Moral Capital: Foundations of British Abolitionism ‐ by Christopher Leslie Brown

Abstract: different narratives about St. AEthelthryth arising from varying languages, places of production, lay or ecclesiastical agendas, and contexts of reception. This range of focus is enhanced by illustrations, figures, and tables that assist the reader to negotiate the vast amount of material presented and analysed with care and skill. The appendix (295-306), listing images of the focal saint is particularly useful. Similarly, Blanton's practice of recapping her argument in this vast study, especially at the begin… Show more

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“…Perhaps moral improvement was an inevitable consequence of technology, social structure, politics, economics, or all of the above. MacAskill presents Christopher Leslie Brown's (2012) fascinating research on slavery and the abolition movement. Slavery has been pervasive in almost all early agricultural civilizations and has remained present up until the last couple of centuries.…”
Section: Overviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Perhaps moral improvement was an inevitable consequence of technology, social structure, politics, economics, or all of the above. MacAskill presents Christopher Leslie Brown's (2012) fascinating research on slavery and the abolition movement. Slavery has been pervasive in almost all early agricultural civilizations and has remained present up until the last couple of centuries.…”
Section: Overviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Perhaps moral improvement was an inevitable consequence of technology, social structure, politics, economics, or all of the above. MacAskill presents Christopher Leslie Brown's (2012) fascinating research on slavery and the abolition movement. Slavery has been pervasive in almost all early agricultural civilizations and has remained present up until the last couple of centuries.…”
Section: Overviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…That abolition was cast as a matter of national honor for Britain, especially after the loss of the American colonies, has been highlighted by several scholars. In the aftermath of the defeat, abolition was a means for the British Empire to regain its legitimacy through displaying its moral virtue(Brown 2012). …”
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confidence: 99%