Lincoln's defense of politics : the public man and his opponents in the crisis over slavery /

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"Examines six of Lincoln's key opponents (states' rights constitutionalists Alexander H. Stephens, John C. Calhoun, and George Fitzhugh; and abolitionists Henry David Thoreau, William Lloyd Garrison, and Frederick Douglass) to illustrate the broad significance of the slavery question...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schneider, Thomas E., 1963-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2006.
Temas:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Views on slavery.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Adversaries.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Et l'esclavage.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Adversaires.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865.
1800-1899
Slavery > Political aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Southern States > Justification.
Antislavery movements > United States > History > 19th century.
Enslaved persons > Emancipation > United States.
Esclavage > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Esclavage > États-Unis (Sud) > Justification.
Mouvements antiesclavagistes > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Esclaves > Affranchissement > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
Antislavery movements.
Enemies.
Politics and government.
Slavery.
Slavery > Justification.
Slavery > Political aspects.
Enslaved persons > Emancipation.
United States > Politics and government > 1861-1865.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1861-1865.
Southern States.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A divided Lincoln?
  • Stephen A. Douglas : the missing constitutional basis
  • Alexander H. Stephens : slavery, secession, and the higher law
  • John C. Calhoun : the politics of interest
  • George Fitzhugh : the turn to history
  • The attack on Locke
  • Henry David Thoreau : the question of political engagement
  • William Lloyd Garrison : from disunionist to Lincoln emancipationist
  • Frederick Douglass : antislavery constitutionalism and the problem of consent
  • Freedom, political and economic
  • Between legalism and the higher law
  • Lincoln's defense of politics.

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