Project Gutenberg 2021-08-10 Public domain in the USA. 177 O'Brien, James Bronterre 1805 1864 Bronterre O'Brien, Bronterre The rise, progress, and phases of human slavery How it came into the world and how it shall be made to go out Turgut Dincer, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Rise, Progress, and Phases of Human Slavery" by James Bronterre O'Brien is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work explores the origins and evolution of slavery, examining its various forms and how it has persisted throughout history. O'Brien delves into the societal impacts of slavery and its links to concepts of inequality, emphasizing the plight of the working classes as a modern form of slavery. At the start of this profound exploration, O'Brien sets a critical tone, discussing the urgent need for social reform in a world fraught with slavery, both overt and masked under various legal and social pretenses. He reflects on the universality of slavery across civilizations and eras, including its presence in so-called civilized nations. O'Brien introduces the concept of "Proletarianism," arguing that the working classes are akin to slaves, trapped in a cycle of exploitation resulting from the historical evolution of slavery and the ineffectual reforms that followed. His examination traces back to the ancient roots of slavery, linking it to the despotic power of familial authority, and highlights the crucial role of Christianity in the gradual emancipation of slaves, only to reveal how such emancipations led to the rise of a new class of suffering individuals— the modern proletariat. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 47.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Slavery Social problems Working class Labor Labor movement HT Text Category: History - Other Category: Sociology Category: Politics 516147 2025-07-26T07:45:21.037530 text/html 501309 2024-10-18T15:28:09 text/html 722970 2025-07-26T07:45:26.612435 application/epub+zip 729585 2025-07-26T07:45:21.879459 application/epub+zip 268001 2025-07-26T07:45:21.456466 application/epub+zip 872726 2025-07-26T07:45:30.719424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 829252 2025-07-26T07:45:26.069489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370026 2022-09-29T17:39:30.586951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 484682 2025-07-26T07:45:20.472528 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 464678 2024-10-18T15:28:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17734 2025-07-26T07:45:30.862414 application/rdf+xml 11205 2025-07-26T07:45:21.549463 image/jpeg 2121 2025-07-26T07:45:21.502464 image/jpeg 580237 2025-07-26T07:45:21.124494 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia