A Representation of the Injustice and Dang...

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This work by the anti-slavery campaigner Granville Sharp (1735-1813) brings together legal and historical documents, as well as the author's own legal arguments, demonstrating that slavery was illegal and therefore could not be upheld in England. Furthering his own intellectual development while working for a linen draper, Sharp later became a government clerk and pursued a writing career. His awakening to the horrors of the slave trade resulted from a chance encounter with an injured slave seeking help from his physician brother. Carrying out the necessary legal research, Sharp published this book in 1769 to demonstrate that slavery has no basis in English law. In 1772, the landmark case of James Somerset was brought before Lord Mansfield, who upheld Sharp's contention: as a result, it was henceforth understood that any slave reaching the shores of England became free. Sharp's memoirs of his life are also reissued in this series.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Remarks on an opinion given in the year 1729; 2. The answer to an objection; 3. An examination of the advantages and disadvantages of tolerating slavery in England; 4. Some remarks on the ancient villenage.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2014
Genre:	Importe , Politikwissenschaft & Soziologie
Rubrik:	Wissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9781108075657
ISBN-10:	1108075657
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Sharp, Granville
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	216 x 140 x 10 mm
Von/Mit:	Granville Sharp
Erscheinungsdatum:	11.06.2014
Gewicht:	0,232 kg