Sources of anti-slavery constitutionalism in america, 1760-1848, the
Auteur :
Wiecek, William M.
Éditeur :
Cornell University Press
ISBN :
9781501726446
Date de publication :
15 août 2018
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,1 cm
Poids :
907 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This ambitious book examines the constitutional and legal doctrines of the antislavery movement from the eve of the American Revolution to the Wilmot Proviso and the 1848 national elections. Relating political activity to constitutional thought, William M. Wiecek surveys the antislavery societies, the ideas of their individual members, and the...