Slavery and the making of early american libraries: british literature, political thought, and the transatlantic book trade, 1731-1814
Auteur :
Moore, Sean D.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198836377
Date de publication :
5 mars 2019
Dimensions :
24,1 x 16,4 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
588 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This volume explores how profits from slavery underpinned the dissemination of British literature in America during the eighteenth century and how the colonial book market was shaped, in part, by the demand of slave owners for metropolitan cultural capital.