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The Agony of Asar: Doctoral Thesis of an African Slave in the Twilight of Holland's Golden Age
Jacobus Eliza Johannes Capitein
The Agony of Asar: Doctoral Thesis of an African Slave in the Twilight of Holland's Golden Age
Jacobus Eliza Johannes Capitein
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.
120 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | September 11, 2010 |
Original release date | 1997 |
ISBN13 | 9781558761261 |
Publishers | Markus Wiener Publishing Inc |
Pages | 120 |
Dimensions | 152 × 230 × 14 mm · 276 g |
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