The University of Cambridge in the age of Atlantic slavery /
Bell-Romero, Nicolas
The University of Cambridge in the age of Atlantic slavery / Nicolas Bell-Romero, Tulane University, Louisiana. - 1 online resource (xii, 391 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Sep 2025).
Open Access.
In this powerful history of the University of Cambridge, Nicolas Bell-Romero considers the nature and extent of Britain's connections to enslavement. His research moves beyond traditional approaches which focus on direct and indirect economic ties to enslavement or on the slave trading hubs of Liverpool and Bristol. From the beginnings of North American colonisation to the end of the American Civil War, the story of Cambridge reveals the vast spectrum of interconnections that university students, alumni, fellows, professors, and benefactors had to Britain's Atlantic slave empire - in dining halls, debating chambers, scientific societies or lobby groups. Following the stories of these middling and elite men as they became influential agents around the empire, Bell-Romero uncovers the extent to which the problem of slavery was an inextricable feature of social, economic, cultural, and intellectual life. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.
9781009652582 (ebook)
University of Cambridge--History
Slave trade--History--Great Britain
Enslaved persons--History.--Great Britain
Universities and colleges--Colonies--History.--Great Britain
Antislavery movements--History--Great Britain
LF109 / .B38 2026
378.4265
The University of Cambridge in the age of Atlantic slavery / Nicolas Bell-Romero, Tulane University, Louisiana. - 1 online resource (xii, 391 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Sep 2025).
Open Access.
In this powerful history of the University of Cambridge, Nicolas Bell-Romero considers the nature and extent of Britain's connections to enslavement. His research moves beyond traditional approaches which focus on direct and indirect economic ties to enslavement or on the slave trading hubs of Liverpool and Bristol. From the beginnings of North American colonisation to the end of the American Civil War, the story of Cambridge reveals the vast spectrum of interconnections that university students, alumni, fellows, professors, and benefactors had to Britain's Atlantic slave empire - in dining halls, debating chambers, scientific societies or lobby groups. Following the stories of these middling and elite men as they became influential agents around the empire, Bell-Romero uncovers the extent to which the problem of slavery was an inextricable feature of social, economic, cultural, and intellectual life. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.
9781009652582 (ebook)
University of Cambridge--History
Slave trade--History--Great Britain
Enslaved persons--History.--Great Britain
Universities and colleges--Colonies--History.--Great Britain
Antislavery movements--History--Great Britain
LF109 / .B38 2026
378.4265