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

Informationen zum Autor Mary Nyquist is professor of English and comparative literature at the University of Toronto. Klappentext What! if anything! does figurative! political slavery have to do with transatlantic slavery? The author explores connections between political and chattel slavery by excavating the tradition of Western political thought that justifies actively opposing tyranny. Zusammenfassung What! if anything! does figurative! political slavery have to do with transatlantic slavery? The author 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: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.02.2015
• EAN: 9780226271798
• ISBN: 978-0-226-27179-8
• No. of pages: 435
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; 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