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Following the abolition of the British slave trade in 1807, there was heated debate on how this should be extended to other countries, and how people already enslaved should be treated. Marryat exposed many flaws in his opponents' arguments, and argues for gradual emancipation to avoid revolution and economic collapse.

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1. Thoughts on the Abolition of the Slave Trade, and Civilization of Africa; 2. More Thoughts, Occasioned by Two Publications which the Authors call An Exposure of some of the Numerous Misstatements and Misrepresentations Contained in a Pamphlet, Commonly Known by the Name of Mr. Marryat's Pamphlet, Entitled Thoughts, &c.; 3. More Thoughts Still on the State of the West India Colonies, and the Proceedings of the African Institution: with Observations on the Speech of James Stephen, Esq. at the Annual Meeting of that Society, held on the 26th of March, 1817.

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 1/20/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781108025034, 978-1108025034
      ISBN10: 110802503X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Following the abolition of the British slave trade in 1807, there was heated debate on how this should be extended to other countries, and how people already enslaved should be treated. Marryat exposed many flaws in his opponents' arguments, and argues for gradual emancipation to avoid revolution and economic collapse.

      Table of Contents
      1. Thoughts on the Abolition of the Slave Trade, and Civilization of Africa; 2. More Thoughts, Occasioned by Two Publications which the Authors call An Exposure of some of the Numerous Misstatements and Misrepresentations Contained in a Pamphlet, Commonly Known by the Name of Mr. Marryat's Pamphlet, Entitled Thoughts, &c.; 3. More Thoughts Still on the State of the West India Colonies, and the Proceedings of the African Institution: with Observations on the Speech of James Stephen, Esq. at the Annual Meeting of that Society, held on the 26th of March, 1817.

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