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Autore |
Ericson David F. <1950-> |
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Titolo |
The debate over slavery [[electronic resource] ] : antislavery and proslavery liberalism in antebellum America / / David F. Ericson |
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New York, : New York University Press, c2000 |
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ISBN |
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0-8147-2290-3 |
0-585-47187-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (253 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Antislavery movements - United States - History - 19th century |
Slavery - Political aspects - United States - History - 19th century |
Slavery - Southern States - Justification |
Liberalism - United States - History - 19th century |
Abolitionists - United States - History - 19th century |
Electronic books. |
United States Intellectual life 19th century |
Southern States Intellectual life |
Southern States Race relations |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-233) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Liberal Consensus Thesis and Slavery -- 2. The Antislavery and Proslavery Arguments -- 3. Child, Douglass, and Antislavery Liberalism -- 4. Wendell Phillips -- 5. Dew, Fitzhugh, and Proslavery Liberalism -- 6. James H. Hammond -- 7. The “House Divided” and Civil-War Causation -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Frederick Douglass and George Fitzhugh disagreed on virtually every major issue of the day. On slavery, women's rights, and the preservation of the Union their opinions were diametrically opposed. Where Douglass thundered against the evils of slavery, Fitzhugh counted its many alleged blessings in ways that would make modern readers cringe. What then could the leading abolitionist of the day and the most prominent southern proslavery intellectual possibly have in |
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common? According to David F. Ericson, the answer is as surprising as it is simple; liberalism. In The Debate Over Slavery David F. Ericson makes the controversial argument that despite their many ostensible differences, most Northern abolitionists and Southern defenders of slavery shared many common commitments: to liberal principles; to the nation; to the nation's special mission in history; and to secular progress. He analyzes, side-by-side, pro and antislavery thinkers such as Lydia Marie Child, Frederick Douglass, Wendell Phillips, Thomas R. Dew, and James Fitzhugh to demonstrate the links between their very different ideas and to show how, operating from liberal principles, they came to such radically different conclusions. His raises disturbing questions about liberalism that historians, philosophers, and political scientists cannot afford to ignore. |
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