Beyond Slavery and Abolition

Black British Writing, c.1770–1830

Bibliographic Data

ID23765111
AuthorsRichard Hanley (0000-0002-3293-6677, University College London, corresponding author), Ryan Hanley
Year2018
Publication date2018-11-08
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueBeyond Slavery and Abolition (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/9781108616997
OpenAlexW3162500151
ISBN9781108616997
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited69

The first full-length historical study of pre-abolition black British writing, this book challenges established narratives of eighteenth-century black history that focus almost exclusively on slavery and abolition. Ryan Hanley expands our perspectives to encompass the often neglected but important black writers of the time, and highlights their contribution to politics, culture, and the arts. He considers the lives and works of contemporary black literary celebrities alongside largely forgotten evangelical authors and political radicals to uncover how they came to produce such diverse and powerful work. By navigating the social, religious, political and professional networks that surrounded these authors and their writing, he also reveals that black intellectuals were never confined to the peripheries of British culture. From the decks of Royal Navy ships to the drawing rooms of country houses, from the pub to the pulpit, black writers, and the work they produced, helped to build modern Britain.

Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · History

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