Slavery, Race and the American Revolution

Klappentext This book analyses the impact of American Revolutionary ideology upon conceptions of the place of slavery in American society. Zusammenfassung This book analyses the impact of American Revolutionary ideology upon conceptions of the place of slavery in American society. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The American Revolution and the institution of slavery; 2. Revolutionary ideology in a slave society; 3. Institutions, individuals and society: the dilemma of slavery and freedom; 4. The Revolution reinforced: social, economic and scientific sources of racism; 5. Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: D. J. MacLeod, Duncan J. MacLeod, Roderick Macleod
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.03.1975
• EAN: 9780521098779
• ISBN: 978-0-521-09877-9
• No. of pages: 260
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), United Kingdom, Great Britain, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History of the Americas, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599