Reluctant Race Men - Black Challenges to the Practice of Race in Nineteenth-Century America

Reluctant Race Men traces a history of ethical, philosophical, political, religious, and scientific challenges that Black American reformers lodged against configurations of race across the long nineteenth century. It reconstructs a largely ignored reform tradition showing race as diverse practices that configure human difference, sameness, hierarchy, and consciousness.

About the author

Joan L. Bryant is Associate Professor of African American Studies at Syracuse University.

Summary

Reluctant Race Men traces a history of ethical, philosophical, political, religious, and scientific challenges that Black American reformers lodged against configurations of race across the long nineteenth century. It reconstructs a largely ignored reform tradition showing race as diverse practices that configure human difference, sameness, hierarchy, and consciousness.

Product details

• Authors: Joan L. Bryant, Joan L. (Associate Professor of African Am Bryant
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.05.2024
• EAN: 9780195312966
• ISBN: 978-0-19-531296-6
• No. of pages: 442
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, History of Ideas, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, RELIGION / History, HISTORY / Social History, military history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, History of Religion, United States of America, USA, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History of the Americas, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, Slavery and abolition of slavery, c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars, American Civil War, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)