The Atlantic world of Anthony Benezet (1713-1784) : from French reformation to North American Quaker antislavery activism /
The Atlantic world of Anthony Benezet (1713-1784) : from French reformation to North American Quaker antislavery activism /
edited by Marie-Jeanne Rossignol and Bertrand Van Ruymbeke.
- 1 online resource.
- Early American history series : the American colonies, 1500-1830, v. 5 1877-0216 ; .
- Early American History Series 5. Social Sciences E-Books Online, Collection 2017-I, ISBN: 9789004328105. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material -- Introduction / 1 The Vaunageole and Cévenole Roots of Anthony Benezet / 2 Being Huguenot in the Vermandois during the 17th and 18th Centuries / 3 Anthony Benezet the Huguenot: A Family Odyssey across the 18th-Century Refuge / 4 Anthony Benezet: The Emergence of a Weighty Friend / 5 On War and Slavery: Benezet’s Peace Testimony and Abolition / 6 Anthony Benezet, John Woolman, and Praise / 7 Nantucket Quakers and Negotiating the Politics of the Atlantic World / 8 Anthony Benezet as Intermediary between the Transatlantic and Provincial: New Jersey’s Antislavery Campaign on the Eve of the American Revolution / 9 The Circulation of Early Quaker Antislavery Books: A Transatlantic Passage? / 10 Anthony Benezet’s Antislavery Reputation in France: An Investigation / 11 “This Precious Book”: Africa and Africans in Anthony Benezet’s Account of Guinea / 12 Benezet’s Ghost: Revisiting the Antislavery Culture of Benjamin Rush’s Philadelphia / 13 From Benezet to Black Founders: Toward a New History of 18th-Century Atlantic Emancipation / Bibliography -- Index of Names and Places. Marie-Jeanne Rossignol and Bertrand Van Ruymbeke -- Bernard Douzil -- Didier Boisson -- Bertrand Van Ruymbeke -- J. William Frost -- David L. Crosby -- Geoffrey Plank -- Richard C. Allen -- Jonathan D. Sassi -- Louisiane Ferlier -- Marie-Jeanne Rossignol -- Randy J. Sparks -- Nina Reid-Maroney -- Richard S. Newman --
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In The Atlantic World of Anthony Benezet (1713-1784): From French Reformation to North American Quaker Antislavery Activism , Marie-Jeanne Rossignol and Bertrand Van Ruymbeke offer the first scholarly study fully examining Anthony Benezet, inspirator of 18th-century antislavery activism, as an Atlantic figure. Contributions cover his Huguenot heritage and later influence on the French antislavery movement (which had never been explored as thoroughly before) as well as his Quaker faith and connections with the Quaker community in the British Atlantic world (in the North American colonies as well as in Britain). Beyond the Quaker community, his preoccupation with Africa is highlighted, and further research is also encouraged reconciling Benezet studies with those on black rebels and founders in the Atlantic world.
9789004315662
10.1163/9789004315662 DOI
2016037655
Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784.
Antislavery movements--History--United States--18th century.
Antislavery movements--History--France--18th century.
Abolitionists--United States--Biography.
Abolitionists--France--Biography.
Quakers--United States--Biography.
Huguenots--United States--Biography.
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Biography.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material -- Introduction / 1 The Vaunageole and Cévenole Roots of Anthony Benezet / 2 Being Huguenot in the Vermandois during the 17th and 18th Centuries / 3 Anthony Benezet the Huguenot: A Family Odyssey across the 18th-Century Refuge / 4 Anthony Benezet: The Emergence of a Weighty Friend / 5 On War and Slavery: Benezet’s Peace Testimony and Abolition / 6 Anthony Benezet, John Woolman, and Praise / 7 Nantucket Quakers and Negotiating the Politics of the Atlantic World / 8 Anthony Benezet as Intermediary between the Transatlantic and Provincial: New Jersey’s Antislavery Campaign on the Eve of the American Revolution / 9 The Circulation of Early Quaker Antislavery Books: A Transatlantic Passage? / 10 Anthony Benezet’s Antislavery Reputation in France: An Investigation / 11 “This Precious Book”: Africa and Africans in Anthony Benezet’s Account of Guinea / 12 Benezet’s Ghost: Revisiting the Antislavery Culture of Benjamin Rush’s Philadelphia / 13 From Benezet to Black Founders: Toward a New History of 18th-Century Atlantic Emancipation / Bibliography -- Index of Names and Places. Marie-Jeanne Rossignol and Bertrand Van Ruymbeke -- Bernard Douzil -- Didier Boisson -- Bertrand Van Ruymbeke -- J. William Frost -- David L. Crosby -- Geoffrey Plank -- Richard C. Allen -- Jonathan D. Sassi -- Louisiane Ferlier -- Marie-Jeanne Rossignol -- Randy J. Sparks -- Nina Reid-Maroney -- Richard S. Newman --
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
In The Atlantic World of Anthony Benezet (1713-1784): From French Reformation to North American Quaker Antislavery Activism , Marie-Jeanne Rossignol and Bertrand Van Ruymbeke offer the first scholarly study fully examining Anthony Benezet, inspirator of 18th-century antislavery activism, as an Atlantic figure. Contributions cover his Huguenot heritage and later influence on the French antislavery movement (which had never been explored as thoroughly before) as well as his Quaker faith and connections with the Quaker community in the British Atlantic world (in the North American colonies as well as in Britain). Beyond the Quaker community, his preoccupation with Africa is highlighted, and further research is also encouraged reconciling Benezet studies with those on black rebels and founders in the Atlantic world.
9789004315662
10.1163/9789004315662 DOI
2016037655
Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784.
Antislavery movements--History--United States--18th century.
Antislavery movements--History--France--18th century.
Abolitionists--United States--Biography.
Abolitionists--France--Biography.
Quakers--United States--Biography.
Huguenots--United States--Biography.
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Biography.
E446
326/.8092 B