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Bryan Edwards (1743–1800) was a wealthy West Indian planter, politician and historian. He vigorously opposed the abolition of the slave trade, since the sugar industry relied heavily on it. His most important work was The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies, originally published in two volumes in 1793, and subsequently expanded (this fifth edition of 1819 reaching five volumes) with many plates and maps. In this wide-ranging work, he described his aim as 'to describe the manners and dispositions of the present inhabitants, as influenced by climate, situation, and other local causes … an account of the African slave trade, some observations on the negro character and genius, and reflections on the system of slavery established in our colonies'. Volume 4 describes the campaigns of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars in the West Indies, and provides updated sections on the issue of abolition.

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Zařazení knihy Knihy v angličtině Humanities History History: earliest times to present day

• Plný název: History, Civil and Commercial, of the West Indies
• Podnázev: With a Continuation to the Present Time
• Autor: Bryan Edwards
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 510
• EAN: 9781108024785
• ISBN: 1108024785
• ID: 02055842
• Nakladatelství: Cambridge University Press
• Hmotnost: 1210 g
• Rozměry: 297 × 26 × 210 mm
• Datum vydání: 09. December 2010

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