Debating Slavery - Economy and Society in the Antebellum American South

Klappentext First New Studies in Economic and Social History book on a US theme. Good concise introduction to a 'hot' topic. Zusammenfassung Slavery remains one of the most hotly disputed topics in American history. Students of American history will find this a concise and accessible introduction to the numerous debates and viewpoints in this complex topic! and are given the chance to assess the importance! strengths and weaknesses of the various interpretations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Author's preface; 1. The contours of the debate; 2. Slaveholders and plantations; 3. Yeoman and non-slave-owners; 4. Slaves; 5. The profitability of slavery as a business; 6. The profitability of slavery as a system; 7. New directions, toward consensus; Bibliography.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Economic History Society, Mark M. Smith, Mark M. (University of South Carolina) Smith
• Mitarbeit: Maurice Kirby (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 10.12.1998
• EAN: 9780521576963
• ISBN: 978-0-521-57696-3
• Seiten: 140
• Serien: New Studies in Economic and So; New Studies in Economic and So
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Kulturgeschichte; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung