Slavery and Sacred Texts : The Bible, the Constitution, and Historical Consciousness in Antebellum America

Watkins, Jordan T.

Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society

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Omtale

Using the debate over American slavery as a case study, Jordan T. Watkins analyzes the development of historical consciousness in antebellum America, showing how Americans' appeal to the nations' sacred and religious texts - the Bible and the Constitution - gave rise to a growing sense of historical distance.

Utgivelsesdato:

09.03.2023
ISBN/Varenr:

9781108746892
Språk:

, Engelsk
Forlag:

Cambridge University Press
Fagtema:

Historie og arkeologi
Litteraturtype:

Faglitteratur
Sider:

398
Høyde:

15.1 cm
Bredde:

22.9 cm

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