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Autore |
Roberts-Miller Patricia <1959-> |
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Titolo |
Fanatical schemes [[electronic resource] ] : proslavery rhetoric and the tragedy of consensus / / Patricia Roberts-Miller |
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Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (298 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Slavery - United States - Justification - History - 19th century |
Slavery - Political aspects - United States - History - 19th century |
Consensus (Social sciences) - United States - History - 19th century |
Rhetoric - Political aspects - United States - History - 19th century |
Fanaticism - United States - History - 19th century |
Politicians - United States - History - 19th century |
Antislavery movements - United States - History - 19th century |
Abolitionists - Political activity - United States - History - 19th century |
United States Politics and government 1829-1837 |
United States Politics and government 1837-1841 |
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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. [259]-274) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: "Industrious in scattering the seeds of insurrection"; 1. "Slavery shall not be discussed": The Political Power of the Irrational Rhetor; 2. "With firm, undaunted resolution": The Rhetoric of Doom; 3. "A deep conviction, settled on every bosom": Alarmism, Conspiracy, and Unification; 4. "For the sake of your wives, children and their posterity": Manly Politics; 5. "Careless of the Consequences": Extended Defenses of Slavery; 6. "Our laws to regulate slaves are entirely founded on terror": The Political Theory of Slave Codes |
7. "The Sweet Waters of Concord and Union": Pro slavery Rhetoric in a Deliberative Setting Conclusion: "Any rational plan": The Responsibilities of Rhetoric; Notes; Works Cited; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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What was the relationship between rhetoric and slavery, and how did |
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