Liberty and slavery : southern politics to 1860 /

Cooper assesses how the South's devotion to liberty shaped its response to major legislation, judicial decisions, and military actions, and how abolitionism, in the eyes of white southerners, threatened the destruction of local control and the death of liberty.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cooper, William J., Jr. (William James), 1940-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, ©2000.
Subjects:
1775-1865
Slavery > Political aspects > Southern States > History.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Civil Rights.
Politics and government
Slavery > Political aspects
Politik
Sklaverei
Southern States > Politics and government > 1775-1865.
États-Unis (Sud) > Politique et gouvernement > 1775-1865.
Southern States
USA > Südstaaten
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Colonial antecedents
  • The impact of the revolution
  • Creating a new political arena
  • Self-interest, ideology, and partisanship
  • Politics and power
  • The attractions and perils of nationalism
  • Change and continuity
  • The Jackson party and Southern politics
  • Two-party politics
  • The territorial issue
  • Political revolution.

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