Simplicity, equality, and slavery: an archaeology of quakerism in the british virgin islands, 1740-1780
Auteur :
Chenoweth, John M.
Éditeur :
University Press of Florida
ISBN :
9781683400110
Date de publication :
28 mars 2017
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,1 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
522 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Inspired by the Quaker ideals of simplicity, equality, and peace, a group of white planters formed a community in the British Virgin Islands during the eighteenth century. Yet they lived in a slave society, and nearly all their members held enslaved people. In this book, John Chenoweth examines how the community navigated the contradictions of Quakerism and plantation ownership.