We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident... - An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Roots of Racism Slavery in America

Informationen zum Autor By Kenneth N. Addison Klappentext "We hold these truths to be self evident..." An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Roots of Racism and Slavery in America delves into the philosophical, historical, socio/cultural and political evolution of racism and slavery in America. Zusammenfassung "We hold these truths to be self evident…" An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Roots of Racism and Slavery in America delves into the philosophical, historical, socio/cultural and political evolution of racism and slavery in America. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Part One: The Architecture of Hegemony: Western Ascension, Race, and World Dominance Chapter 2 1. Philosophy: Western Culture's Rosetta Stone Chapter 3 2. Eurocentrism: The Metaphysics of Western Hegemony Chapter 4 3. Imperialism: A Teleological Analysis of Western Ascension Chapter 5 4. Racism: Cornerstone of American Privilege Part 6 Part Two: A Pyramid of Privilege: The Structure of American Inequality Chapter 7 5. Slavery: The Bedrock of English Colonial Privilege Chapter 8 6. The Constitution: A Guarantor of Property Rights and a Blueprint for Racial Inequality Chapter 9 7. Black Labor/ White Wealth: Slavery's Role in Constructing America's Pyramid of Privilege Chapter 10 8. Black Observations from the Shadow of the Pyramid

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• Authors: Kenneth N Addison, Kenneth N. Addison, Addison Kenneth N.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.05.2009
• EAN: 9780761843290
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-4329-0
• No. of pages: 492
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, Social discrimination & inequality, Social discrimination & equal treatment, Slavery & abolition of slavery, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination