Gladstone and Slavery
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 8957017 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Roland Quinault (London Metropolitan University, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2009 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Fascículo | 2 |
| Páginas | 363-383 |
| Data de publicação | 2009-05-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | The Historical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0018-246X • E-ISSN: 1469-5103 |
| Editora | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0018246x0900750x |
| OpenAlex | W2031095866 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 10 |
| Referências citadas | 4 |
William Gladstone's views on slavery and the slave trade have received little attention from historians, although he spent much of his early years in parliament dealing with issues related to that subject. His stance on slavery echoed that of his father, who was one of the largest slave owners in the British West Indies, and on whom he was dependent for financial support. Gladstone opposed the slave trade but he wanted to improve the condition of the slaves before they were liberated. In 1833, he accepted emancipation because it was accompanied by a period of apprenticeship for the ex-slaves and by financial compensation for the planters. In the 1840s, his defence of the economic interests of the British planters was again evident in his opposition to the foreign slave trade and slave-grown sugar. By the 1850s, however, he believed that the best way to end the slave trade was by persuasion, rather than by force, and that conviction influenced his attitude to the American Civil War and to British colonial policy. As leader of the Liberal party, Gladstone, unlike many of his supporters, showed no enthusiasm for an anti-slavery crusade in Africa. His passionate commitment to liberty for oppressed peoples was seldom evident in his attitude to slavery
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| Obras citantes distintas | 10 |
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| Citações por ano | 0,63 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Velocidade de citação | current |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 9 |