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Simplicity, Equality, and Slavery

- An Archaeology of Quakerism in the British Virgin Islands, 1740-1780

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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.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781683400110
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 240
  • Udgivet:
  • 31. marts 2017
  • Størrelse:
  • 235x160x25 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 550 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 27. november 2024

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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.

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