White freedom : the racial history of an idea / Tyler Stovall.
White freedom : the racial history of an idea / Tyler Stovall.
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Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]
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G 2021/1830
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English
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xii, 435 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction : freedom and its dark side -- Savage freedom : piracy, childhood, and alternate racial visions of liberty -- Lady of freedom, lady of whiteness : the Statue of Liberty as symbol of white freedom -- Black slavery, white freedom : freedom and race in the era of liberal revolution -- Empi...
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Publisher
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
[2021]
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Summary
"The era of the Enlightenment, which gave rise to our modern conceptions of freedom and democracy, was also the height of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. America, a nation founded on the principle of liberty, is also a nation built on African slavery, Native American genocide, and systematic racial discrimination. White Freedom traces the complex r...
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White freedom : the racial history of an idea / Tyler Stovall.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-407) and index.
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©2021
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G 2021/1830
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74VKaazpq7GO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaazpq7GO
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ISBN
0691179468
9780691179469
DDC
320.011
MMS ID
991024420918902626
