Henry Redhead Yorke, Colonial Radical: Politics and Identity in the Atlantic World, 1772-1813

Amanda Goodrich (The Open University, UK)

Henry Redhead Yorke, Colonial Radical: Politics and Identity in the Atlantic World, 1772-1813
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
30 September 2020
Pages
312
ISBN
9780367661014

Henry Redhead Yorke, Colonial Radical: Politics and Identity in the Atlantic World, 1772-1813

Amanda Goodrich (The Open University, UK)

This is a political, cultural and intellectual biography of the neglected but important figure, Henry Redhead Yorke. A West Indian of African/British descent, born into a slave society but educated in Georgian England, he developed a complex identity to which politics was key. The most revolutionary radical in Britain between 1793-5, Yorke then recanted his radicalism and died a loyalist gentleman. This book raises important issues about the impact of outsider politics in England and the complexities of politicization and identity construction in the Atlantic World. It restores a forgotten black writer to his due place in history.

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