Polemical pain : slavery, cruelty, and the rise of humanitarianism / Margaret Abruzzo.

Author/creator Abruzzo, Margaret Nicola
Format Book
Publication InfoBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2011.
Description330 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects
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 century.

SeriesNew studies in American intellectual and cultural history
New studies in American intellectual and cultural history. ^A260366
Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010042477
ISBN9780801898525 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0801898528 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks E449 .A15554 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold