Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
449 kr
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18 produkter
- Häftad, Engelska, 2023
305 kr
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- Häftad, Engelska, 2025
250 kr
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- Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
397 kr
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- Häftad, Engelska, 2026
311 kr
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- Häftad, Engelska, 2009
459 kr
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First published in 1849, American Scenes and Christian Slavery is a description, in epistolary format, of American life, nature, culture, and its slave trade during the nineteenth century, as observed by a British abolitionist, Ebenezer Davies, during his travels through the United States. Davies had been the minister of Mission Chapel, New Amsterdam, and in this collection of letters, he offers valuable contemporary perspectives on the people and the manners of America as they appeared to him during a journey of over four thousand miles. A favourable reception of a few similar letters that were published in the Patriot magazine paved the way for the preparation of this book. The book's 37 chapters record the author's impressions of Ohio, the river Mississippi and the cities of New Orleans, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and Boston. Davies' travelogue is a witty account of an English traveller's experiences of nineteenth-century America. - Häftad, Engelska, 2011
338 kr
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- Häftad, Engelska, 2013
322 kr
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- Häftad, Engelska, 2013
290 kr
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- Häftad, Engelska
404 kr
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American Scenes, And Christian Slavery: : A Recent Tour Of Four Thousand Miles In The United States.
Häftad, Engelska283 kr
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- Häftad, Engelska
187 kr
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- Häftad, Engelska, 2013
363 kr
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- Inbunden, Engelska, 2013
465 kr
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- Häftad, Engelska, 2021
254 kr
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- Häftad, Engelska, 2026
203 kr
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American scenes and Christian slavery presents a reflective travel based critique that examines social conditions, religious practice, and the moral contradictions surrounding human bondage. The narrative is structured around observational reporting combined with ethical argument, using firsthand encounters and situational description to question accepted norms. Attention is given to how belief systems and daily conduct intersect, especially where institutional injustice is defended or ignored within respectable circles. The work emphasizes moral accountability, compassion, and spiritual consistency, arguing that outward devotion loses meaning when separated from humane action. Descriptive passages highlight contrasts between prosperity and suffering, freedom and restriction, public profession and private reality. The tone blends documentation with persuasion, encouraging readers to evaluate social structures through conscience rather than custom. Repeated focus falls on responsibility, reform, and the duty to confront practices that conflict with declared values. The narrative method uses example, reflection, and comparison to strengthen its ethical appeal. The book functions as both record and warning, presenting lived observation as a catalyst for moral reconsideration and social awareness. - E-bokEngelska, 2026
19 kr
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American scenes and Christian slavery presents a reflective travel based critique that examines social conditions, religious practice, and the moral contradictions surrounding human bondage. The narrative is structured around observational reporting combined with ethical argument, using firsthand encounters and situational description to question accepted norms. Attention is given to how belief systems and daily conduct intersect, especially where institutional injustice is defended or ignored within respectable circles. The work emphasizes moral accountability, compassion, and spiritual consistency, arguing that outward devotion loses meaning when separated from humane action. Descriptive passages highlight contrasts between prosperity and suffering, freedom and restriction, public profession and private reality. The tone blends documentation with persuasion, encouraging readers to evaluate social structures through conscience rather than custom. Repeated focus falls on responsibility, reform, and the duty to confront practices that conflict with declared values. The narrative method uses example, reflection, and comparison to strengthen its ethical appeal. The book functions as both record and warning, presenting lived observation as a catalyst for moral reconsideration and social awareness. - Häftad, Engelska, 2020
188 kr
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