
Slavery and Sacred Texts : The Bible, the Constitution, and Historical Consciousness in Antebellum America
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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.
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Utgivelsesdato:
01.07.2021
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ISBN/Varenr:
9781108478144
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Språk:
, Engelsk
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Forlag:
Cambridge University Press
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Fagtema:
Historie og arkeologi
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Litteraturtype:
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Sider:
400
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Høyde:
15.9 cm
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Bredde:
23.6 cm