1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453096203321

Autore

McGary Howard <1947->

Titolo

Between slavery and freedom [[electronic resource] ] : philosophy and American slavery / / Howard McGary and Bill E. Lawson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c1992

ISBN

0-253-01279-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 p.)

Collana

Blacks in the diaspora

Altri autori (Persone)

LawsonBill E. <1947->

Disciplina

306.3/62/0973

Soggetti

Slaves' writings, American - History and criticism

Slavery - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [129]-139) and index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PHILOSOPHY AND AMERICAN SLAVERY: AN INTRODUCTION; ONE. OPPRESSION AND SLAVERY; TWO. PATERNALISM AND SLAVERY; THREE. RESISTANCE AND SLAVERY; FOUR. CITIZENSHIP AND SLAVERY; FIVE. MORAL DISCOURSE AND SLAVERY; SIX. FORGIVENESS AND SLAVERY; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Sommario/riassunto

Using the writings of slaves and former slaves, as well as commentaries on slavery, Between Slavery and Freedom explores the American slave experience to gain a better understanding of six moral and political concepts-oppression, paternalism, resistance, political obligation, citizenship, and forgiveness. The authors use analytical philosophy as well as other disciplines to gain insight into the thinking of a group of people prevented from participating in the social/political discourse of their times.Between Slavery and Freedom rejects the notion that philosophers need not consider



2.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991000668309707536

Autore

Symeonoglou, Sarantis

Titolo

The topography of Thebes from the bronze age to modern times / Sarantis Symeonoglou

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton : Princeton university press, c1985

ISBN

0691035768

Descrizione fisica

xxii, 333 p. : [19] p. di tav., ill. ; 29 cm.

Disciplina

711.420938

Soggetti

Tebe, Beozia - Topografia - Grecia antica

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia