Polemical Pain : Slavery, Cruelty, and the Rise of Humanitarianism.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781421401270
- Slavery-Moral and ethical aspects-United States-History-19th century
- Quaker abolitionists-History-19th century
- Abolitionists-History-19th century
- Antislavery movements-United States-History-19th century
- Slavery-United States-Psychological aspects
- Slavery-United States-History-19th century
- United States-Moral conditions-History-19th century
- 306.3/620973
- E449 .A15554 2011
Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Self-Denial, Martyrdom, and the Formation of Quaker Humanitarianism -- 2 Humanity, Human Nature, and the Problem of Cruelty -- 3 Moral Responsibility and Removal, 1800-1832 -- 4 Politicizing Humaneness, 1832-1839 -- 5 Suited for Slavery, 1840-1851 -- 6 The Contradictions of Benevolence, 1852-1861 -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
Polemical Pain shows how the debate over slavery's cruelty played a large, unrecognized role in shaping moral categories that remain pertinent today.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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