Arbitrary Rule - Slavery, Tyranny, and the Power of Life and Death

Zusammenfassung What, if anything, does this figurative, political slavery have to do with transatlantic slavery? This title explores connections between political and chattel slavery by excavating the tradition of Western political thought that justifies actively opposing tyranny.

Product details

• Authors: Mary Nyquist, Nyquist Mary
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.05.2013
• EAN: 9780226015538
• ISBN: 978-0-226-01553-8
• No. of pages: 440
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Political science and theory, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Slavery and abolition of slavery