The Agony of Asar Doctoral Thesis of an African Slave in the Twilight of Holland's Golden Age |
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| Author:
| Johannes, Jacobus Eliza |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55876-125-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1997 |
| Publisher: | Markus Wiener Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $48.95USD $48.95 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.