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Slavery A Problem in American Institutional and Intellectual Life
[Buy it!] | Elkins, Stanley M. | USD 28.01
(Tue May 21 07:04:27 2024) | Abebooks | Past Pages | ISBN10: 0226204774, ISBN13: 9780226204772, [publisher: The University of Chicago Press, Chicago] Softcover Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled. CONTENTS: Preface to the Third Edition; I. AN INTRODUCTION: SLAVERY AS A PROBLEM IN HISTORIOGRAPHY 1. The Old Debate 2. The Problem of "New Viewpoints"; II. INSTITUTIONS AND THE LAW OF SLAVERY 1. Institutional Breakdown in an Age of Expansion 2. The Dynamics of Unopposed Capitalism 3. Slavery in Capitalist and Non-Capitalist Cultures; III. SLAVERY AND PERSONALITY 1. Personality Types and Stereotypes 2. The "African Culture" Argument 3. Shock and Detachment 4. Adjustment to Absolute Power in the Concentration Camp 5. Three Theories of Personality 6. Mechanisms of Resistance to Absolute Power; IV. SLAVERY AND THE INTELLECTUAL 1. Institutions and Insights 2. Intellectuals without Responsibility 3. Sin, Guilty Innocence, and Reform 4. The Transcendentalist as Abolitionist 5. The Abolitionist as Transcendentalist 6. Choices 7. Postscript: slavery, Consensus, and the Southern Intellect; V. SLAVERY AND IDEOLOGY; VI. THE TWO ARGUMENTS ON SLAVERY; Appendix (Essay on Materials and Method); Acknowledgments; Index. SYNOPSIS: This third edition of Stanley M. Elkins's classic study offers two new chapters by the author. The first, "Slavery and Ideology," considers the discussion and criticism occasioned by this controversial work. Elkins amplifies his original purpose in writing the book and takes into consideration the substantial body of critical commentary. He also attempts a prediction on the course of future research and discussion. The second new chapter, "The Two Arguments on Slavery," reflects the continuing interest in and extraordinary vitality of the subject of slavery. The author considers the growing interest in black culture and the important contributions of work published on slavery in the 1970s. He particularly focuses on two recently published books which represent new directions in the study of the institution of slavery, Eugene D. Genovese's Roll, Jordan, Roll and Time on the Cross by Robert W. Fogel and Stanley L. Engermann, and a forthcoming book by Herbert Gutman, The Invisible Fact: Afro-Americans and Their Families, 1750-1925. Historians will welcome this updated edition of this major work. Elkins's multidisciplinary approach will interest sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists, psychologists, and psychiatrists. Any reader sensitive to the currents of American thought will find this new edition invaluable for its perspective and insight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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The Real Heroes Of Telemark: The True Story of the Secret Mission to Stop Hitler's Atomic Bomb
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(Tue May 21 07:04:27 2024) | Choosebooks/ZVAB | AwesomeBooks | ISBN10: 0340830166, ISBN13: 9780340830161, [publisher: -] Softcover The Real Heroes Of Telemark: The True Story of the Secret Mission to Stop Hitler's Atomic Bomb This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.
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Venice, Fragile City 1797-1997
[Buy it!] | Plant, Margaret | USD 45.00
(Tue May 21 07:04:25 2024) | Alibris | T A Borden Books via Alibris | Yale University Press 2002 Hardcover Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket 0300083866. Minor wear, very heavy; 9 X 1.75 X 11.5 inches; 448 pages. |
