Book contents
- Performing Anti-Slavery
- Performing Anti-Slavery
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 From sentimental sympathy to activist self-judgment
- Chapter 2 From the suffering of others to a “compassion for ourselves”
- Chapter 3 “Beyond our traditions” to a provisional, practical activism
- Chapter 4 From anti-slavery celebrity to cosmopolitan self-possession
- Epilogue: the repertoire of anti-slavery
- Works cited
- Index
Chapter 3 - “Beyond our traditions” to a provisional, practical activism
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 May 2014
- Performing Anti-Slavery
- Performing Anti-Slavery
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 From sentimental sympathy to activist self-judgment
- Chapter 2 From the suffering of others to a “compassion for ourselves”
- Chapter 3 “Beyond our traditions” to a provisional, practical activism
- Chapter 4 From anti-slavery celebrity to cosmopolitan self-possession
- Epilogue: the repertoire of anti-slavery
- Works cited
- Index
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- Performing Anti-SlaveryActivist Women on Antebellum Stages, pp. 137 - 178Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014