Faces of perfect ebony : encountering Atlantic slavery in imperial Britain / Catherine Molineux.

Author/creator Molineux, Catherine
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012.
Descriptionxiii, 341 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Black people--Great Britain. --History.
Black people in popular culture--Great Britain. --History.
Imperialism in popular culture--Great Britain. --History.
Slavery--Great Britain. --History.
Enslaved persons--Emancipation. --Great Britain. --History.
Slavery--Great Britain. --Public opinion.
Public opinion--Great Britain.
Antislavery movements--Great Britain. --History.
Abolitionists--Great Britain. --History.

SeriesHarvard historical studies ; 175
Harvard historical studies v. 175. ^A18680
Contents Black servitude and the refinement of Britain -- Imagined ends of empire -- Accidental monstrosities -- Polishing jet -- Pleasurable encounters -- Hogarth's Atlantic London -- Britain's rebel slaves.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011013285
ISBN9780674050082 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN0674050088 (hc : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks DA125.B53 M65 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold