Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Debate Over SlaveryCondition: NewSubtitle: Antislavery and Proslavery Liberalism in Antebellum AmericaISBN-10: 0814722121EAN: 9780814722121ISBN: 9780814722121Publisher: New York University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 12/01/2000Description: Frederick Douglass and George Fitzhugh disagreed on virtually every major issue of the day. On slavery, women's rights, and the preservation of the Union their opinions were diametrically opposed. Where Douglass thundered against the evils of slavery, Fitzhugh counted its many alleged blessings in ways that would make modern readers cringe. What then could the leading abolitionist of the day and the most prominent southern proslavery intellectual possibly have in common? According to David F. Ericson, the answer is as surprising as it is simple; liberalism. In The Debate Over Slavery David F. Ericson makes the controversial argument that despite their many ostensible differences, most Northern abolitionists and Southern defenders of slavery shared many common commitments: to liberal principles; to the nation; to the nation's special mission in history; and to secular progress. He analyzes, side-by-side, pro and antislavery thinkers such as Lydia Marie Child, Frederick Douglass, Wendell Phillips, Thomas R. Dew, and James Fitzhugh to demonstrate the links between their very different ideas and to show how, operating from liberal principles, they came to such radically different conclusions. His raises disturbing questions about liberalism that historians, philosophers, and political scientists cannot afford to ignore.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 153mmAuthor: David F. EricsonGenre: Law & PoliticsRelease Year: 2000 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: The Debate Over Slavery
Title: The Debate Over Slavery
Subtitle: Antislavery and Proslavery Liberalism in Antebellum America
ISBN-10: 0814722121
EAN: 9780814722121
ISBN: 9780814722121
Release Date: 12/01/2000
Release Year: 2000
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Law & Politics
Number of Pages: 252 Pages
Publication Name: Debate over Slavery : Antislavery and Proslavery Liberalism in Antebellum America
Language: English
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication Year: 2000
Item Height: 0.6 in
Subject: Slavery, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Civil Rights, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Item Weight: 23.5 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, History
Author: David F. Ericson
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
