The Agony of Asar

The Agony of Asar A Thesis on Slavery by the Former Slave, Jacobus Elisa Johannes Capitein, 1717-1747

Hardback (31 Jan 1997) | English,Latin

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Publisher's Synopsis

This dissertation is written by an African slave. He was brought to Holland by his owner, and educated at the University of Leiden with grants from wealthy burghers. Thereafter he returned to Guinea as a missionary. His analysis presents an intellectual genealogy of Western thought on slavery.

Book information

ISBN: 9781558761254
Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers
Imprint: Markus Wiener Publishers
Pub date:
DEWEY: 261.834567
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English,Latin
Number of pages: 224
Weight: 498g
Height: 230mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 19mm