All Honor to Jefferson? - The Virginia Slavery Debates and the Positive Good Thesis

Informationen zum Autor By Erik S. Root Klappentext This book fills a long neglected hole in American history and political thought. The debate over emancipation in 1829-32, and the success of the pro-slave interests in these debates paved the way for the development of the positive good thesis that was articulated and popularized by John C. Calhoun. These debates were to become a bellweather for the union. Zusammenfassung The debate over emancipation in 1829-32 Virginia set the solidified the peculiar institution in the country. This book articulates the success of the pro-slave interests in these debates that paved the way for the development of the positive good thesis. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Acknowledgements Chapter 2 1 Introduction Chapter 3 2 Early Anti-Slavery Efforts Chapter 4 3 Jefferson, Virginia, and the Founders Chapter 5 4 The Tide Begins to Turn: The Virginia Consitutional Convention of 1829-1830 and the Attack on Natural Rights Chapter 6 5 Firebell in the Night: Natural Rights Abandoned Chapter 7 6 Toward Perpetual Slavery: The Virginia Slavery Debate of 1831-1832 Chapter 8 7 The Proslavery Argument Revisited: Thomas Roderick Dew and the Beginning of the Positive Good Thesis Chapter 9 8 Conclusion: Virginia and the Positive Good Thesis Chapter 10 Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Erik Root, Erik S. Root, Root Erik S.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2008
• EAN: 9780739122174
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-2217-4
• No. of pages: 255
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Slavery and abolition of slavery