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Slavery in America

Slavery in America

A Reader and Guide

Slavery in America
kategoria: History
autor: Kenneth Morgan
wydawnictwo: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN / EAN: 9780748617968
język: angielski
data wydania: 15/07/2005
oprawa: miękka
wymiary: 17.2 x 24.5 x 2.9 cm
stron: 456
Slavery in America
cena:238,90 zł
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This reader and guide to the subject of slavery in America combines both an introduction to the field and a selection of core primary and secondary readings, covering the period from the early 17th century to the American Civil War. section can form the core of a particular week's teaching. The opening and closing sections follow a chronological structure, while the main body of the volume takes a thematic approach, covering the following key areas: slavery in the Old South; slave life; the economics of slavery; slavery and the law; slave resistance; pro-slavery ideology; the anti-slavery movement; and slavery and expansion. diaries, letters, laws, debates, oral testimonies, travellers' accounts, inventories, journals, autobiographies, petitions and novels. Black and white, male and female testimony is drawn upon. The secondary readings have been selected for including important, provocative discussions, based on the editor's experience of what works well in a teaching environment. Wherever possible the secondary readings link with the primary documents. 2000-word introduction and 8000-words of extracts (usually two secondary readings and a selection of shorter primary documents). The introduction to each section introduces the main points of historical discussion, raise important questions and indicate what other writings should be consulted. Each section introduction concludes with a series of questions to be considered.

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