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UNINA9911095346103321 |
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Burin Eric |
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Slavery and the peculiar solution : a history of the American Colonization Society / / Eric Burin |
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Gainesville, : University Press of Florida, 2005 |
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[First paperback edition, 2008.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Enslaved persons - Emancipation - Southern States |
African Americans - Colonization - Africa, West |
African Americans - Colonization - Liberia |
Liberia History To 1847 |
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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 and index. |
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Front Cover; Table of Contents vii; Foreword ix; Acknowledgments xiii; Introduction: American Colonization Society Manumissions and Slavery 1; 1. An Overview of the African Colonization Movement 6; 2. ACS Manumitters: Their Ideology and Intentions 34; 3. Slaves: Negotiating for Freedom 57; 4. The Pennsylvania Colonization Societyas a Facilitator of Manumission 79; 5. White Southerners' Responsesto ACS Manumissions 100; 6. ACS Manumissions and the Law 121; 7. Liberia: Freedpersons' Experiences in Africa 141; Conclusion 160; Tables 169; Notes 175; Bibliography 201; Index 215 |
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Adds significantly to our understanding of the world view of slaveholding colonizationists, of their negotiations with prospectively freed people, and of their struggle with proslavery critics of colonization. |
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UNINA9911103474403321 |
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Autore |
Hughes William <1964-> |
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Historical dictionary of Gothic literature / / William Hughes |
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Lanham, Maryland, : The Scarecrow Press, 2013 |
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New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2013 |
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9781299282117 |
1299282113 |
9780810874787 |
0810874784 |
9780810872288 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (318 pages) |
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Collana |
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Historical dictionaries of literature and the arts |
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Gothic fiction (Literary genre) |
Gothic revival (Literature) |
LITERARY CRITICISM - Gothic & Romance |
Dictionaries. |
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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 (pages 275-345). |
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Intro -- Title Page -- Editor's Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Reader's Note -- Chronology -- Introduction -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z -- Bibliography -- About the Author. |
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The Historical Dictionary of Gothic Literature covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 200 cross-referenced entries on the core texts, central authors, and the recurrent conventions that have distinguished writing in the genre for 250 years. This book is an ideal access point for students, researchers, or anyone interested in the history of Gothic Literature. |
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