Forgetting to heal remembering the abolition act of 1807

European Journal of English Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-36

  Waterton, Emma ^a   Smith, Laurajane ^b   Wilson, Ross ^c   Fouseki, Kalliopi ^d  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d Old Priory Court ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

abolition; Amazing Grace; collective guilt; collective memory; Wilberforce

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957896400     PISSN: 13825577     EISSN: 17444233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825571003588403     Document Type: Review

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