Ancient slavery and abolition from Hobbes to Hollywood

A collection of essays by an international team of scholars on the part played by classical sources and images in the debates around the abolition of slavery. It shows that the ancient Greek and Roman slave was invoked both by abolitionists and by those who promoted and attempted to justify the cust...

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Main Author: Hall, Edith
Other Authors: Alston, Richard, McConnell, Justine
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2011, 2011
Series:Classical presences / Classical presences
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