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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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A fascinating book on history and consequences of slavery. The research [is] impeccable and it [is] organized in a very readable and easy to grasp fashion. -- Lenore R. Book Bargains and Previews 2011

Table of 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

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: 26/06/2011
      ISBN13: 9780801898525, 978-0801898525
      ISBN10: 0801898528
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Polemical Pain shows how the debate over slavery's cruelty played a large, unrecognized role in shaping moral categories that remain pertinent today.

      Trade Review
      A fascinating book on history and consequences of slavery. The research [is] impeccable and it [is] organized in a very readable and easy to grasp fashion. -- Lenore R. Book Bargains and Previews 2011

      Table of 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

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