The political languages of emancipation in the British Caribbean and the U.S. South / / Demetrius L. Eudell
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| Autore: |
Eudell Demetrius Lynn
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| Titolo: |
The political languages of emancipation in the British Caribbean and the U.S. South / / Demetrius L. Eudell
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| Pubblicazione: | Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2002 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 326/.8/0972909171241 |
| Soggetto topico: | Slaves - Emancipation - West Indies, British |
| Slaves - Emancipation - Southern States | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-225) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Song That Antislavery Sung; 2. A Steady and Certain Command of Labor; 3. This Work of Civilization; 4. The Vexed Question of Original Unity; 5. Delusions of a False Canaan; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; |
| Sommario/riassunto: | An examination of the emancipation process in the British Caribbean, particularly Jamaica, during the 1830's, and in the USA, particularly South Carolina, during the 1860's. It explores how former slaves, former slaveholders, and their governments understood and discussed slavery and emancipation. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The political languages of emancipation in the British Caribbean and the U.S. South |
| ISBN: | 979-88-908719-2-3 |
| 0-8078-6012-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910809431603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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