Science of Abolition - How Slaveholders Became the Enemies of Progress

A revealing look at how antislavery scientists and black and white abolitionists used scientific ideas to discredit slaveholders

A propos de l'auteur

Eric Herschthal is an assistant professor of history at the University of Utah. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the New Republic, the Washington Post, and the New York Review of Books, among other publications.

Résumé

A revealing look at how antislavery scientists and black and white abolitionists used scientific ideas to discredit slaveholders

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Eric Herschthal
• Edition: Yale University Press Ltd
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9780300236804
• ISBN: 978-0-300-23680-4
• Pages: 344
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences naturelles en général; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Général, dictionnaires; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, SCIENCE / History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, History of Science, Social discrimination & inequality, United States of America, USA, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, History of the Americas, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Slavery & abolition of slavery, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, Slavery and abolition of slavery, Social discrimination and social justice