{"product_id":"bury-the-chains-adam-hochschild-9780618619078","title":"Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAdam Hochschild's \u003cem\u003eBury the Chains\u003c\/em\u003e is the taut, gripping account of one of the most brilliantly organized social justice campaigns in history--the fight to free the slaves of the British Empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e Book Prize for History\u003cbr\u003eA National Book Award Finalist\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn early 1787, twelve men--a printer, a lawyer, a clergyman, and others united by their hatred of slavery--came together in a London printing shop and began the world's first grassroots movement, battling for the rights of people on another continent. Masterfully stoking public opinion, the movement's leaders pioneered a variety of techniques that have been adopted by citizens' movements ever since, from consumer boycotts to wall posters and lapel buttons to celebrity endorsements. A deft chronicle of this groundbreaking antislavery crusade and its powerful enemies, \u003cem\u003eBury the Chains\u003c\/em\u003e gives a little-celebrated human rights watershed its due at last.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eBury the Chains\u003c\/em\u003e is by far the most readable and rounded account we have of British antislavery, a campaign that...helped to change the world and can be seen as a prototype of the modern social justice movement\"--\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Hochschild\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0618619070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780618619078\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Runner-Up\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/16\/2006 pg. 24","brand":"Adam Hochschild","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051262406911,"sku":"9780618619078","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8db1676b-3369-4803-9d77-e88b7b1e4d15.jpg?v=1685012047","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bury-the-chains-adam-hochschild-9780618619078","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}