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Moral capital
Book • 2006
Christopher Leslie Brown's *Moral Capital* explores the emergence of the British abolitionist movement by examining the impact of the American Revolution and changing views of empire and nation.
The book highlights how abolitionism became a moral cause that benefited both the abolitionists and the enslaved, challenging traditional narratives of humanitarianism and economic determinism.
The book highlights how abolitionism became a moral cause that benefited both the abolitionists and the enslaved, challenging traditional narratives of humanitarianism and economic determinism.
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as a really loved book about the British abolitionist movement.


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as the author's key books on abolitionism and slavery.


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while discussing the impact of the Somerset decision on the American Revolution.

Maya Jasanoff

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