Slavery and the making of early American libraries : British literature, political thought, and the Transatlantic Book Trade, 1731-1814 /

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.

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Moore, Sean D.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Ausgabe:
New product edition.
Zusammenfassung:
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.
Umfang:
1 online resource (283 pages)
Anmerkungen:
This edition previously issued in print: 2019.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-257341-1
0-19-187362-4
0-19-257340-3
Schlagworte:
Book industries and trade > History.
History.
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