Race and manifest destiny: the origins of american racial anglo-saxonism
Auteur :
Horsman, Reginald
Éditeur :
Harvard University Press
ISBN :
9780674948051
Date de publication :
15 oct. 1986
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
544 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
American myths about national character tend to overshadow the historical realities. Reginald Horsman’s book is the first study to examine the origins of racialism in America and to show that the belief in white American superiority was firmly ensconced in the nation’s ideology by 1850.