sentiment
and
politics?
politics of sentiment: is there such a thing as a “politics of sentiment”?
Part one= Machiavellian approach
how and why?
external and internal causes
the aftermath of Napoleonic defeats on America and Europe
changes in the trade and exchange habits due to a change in society
Part two= the enlightment perspective
French and Scottish philosophers
Society and its organizations: leaflets, boycots
ideas with a view : consequences on trade and exhanges between cultures
Part three= the passionate involvement of Quakers
William Wilberforce
and other important factual elements and people linked to the cause
Conclusion:
Did British abolitionists take their appointment with history with a capital H?
without being too assertive, we may say “yes” they did!
we may enlarge the perspective of this debate on contemporary issues, namely
the environmentalist debate and the debate on a more controlled, limited and reduced
economic development…
http://abolition.e2bn.org/index.php
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/hist/abolition/
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishenlightenment/davidhume/index.asp
http://www.amistadamerica.org/content/view/1560/246/
http://abolition.e2bn.org/index.php
http://21citizen.co.uk/learning/histcitizen/campaignforabolition/summary/abolitioncampaign.html