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UNINA9910781669603321 |
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Titolo |
Race and liberty in America [[electronic resource] ] : the essential reader / / edited by Jonathan Bean |
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Lexington, : University Press of Kentucky, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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0-8131-3520-6 |
1-283-23363-0 |
9786613233639 |
0-8131-7362-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (361 p.) |
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Collana |
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Independent studies in political economy |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Minorities - Civil rights - United States - History |
Civil rights - United States - History |
Civil rights movements - United States - History |
United States Race relations History Sources |
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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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"Published in association with The Independent Institute." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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List of documents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : Civil rights and classical liberalism -- Antislavery (1776-1853) -- The Republican era (1854-1876) -- Colorblindness in a color-conscious era (1877-1920) -- Republicans and race (1921-1932) -- The Roosevelt years (1933-1945) -- Classical liberals in the civil rights era (1946-1964) -- Individualists in an age of group discrimination (1965-Present) -- Conclusion : past, present, future. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The history of civil rights in the United States is usually analyzed and interpreted through the lenses of modern conservatism and progressive liberalism. In Race and Liberty in America: The Essential Reader, author Jonathan Bean argues that the historical record does not conveniently fit into either of these categories and that knowledge of the American classical liberal tradition is required to gain a more accurate understanding of the past, present, and future of civil liberties in the nation. By assembling and contextualizing classic documents, from the Declaration of Independence to th |
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