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1 online resource (344 pages). |
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Cambridge Studies on the American South
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Cambridge studies on the American South.
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Contents |
Cover; Freedom in a Slave Society: Stories from the Antebellum South; CAMBRIDGE STUDIES ON THE AMERICAN SOUTH; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Preface; METHODS AND ORGANIZATION; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1: Regarding a "Weird Utopia"; THE PROMISE OF A RISING SOUTH; THE IDEA OF FREEDOM WITH SLAVERY; PART ONE: THE SOCIAL ORIGINS OF INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM; 2: Self-Making in Southwestern Towns; A SOCIABLE SPOKESMAN FOR SOUTHERN LITERATURE; AN ENTERPRISING WOMAN FROM THE NORTH; NOT QUITE A LITERARY MAN; 3: The Domestic Foundations of Self-Determination. |
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A MYTH-MAKING INDIVIDUAL AND THE CHANGING FAMILYA LONELY STRIVER; AN AMBIVALENT PATRIARCH; A PROUD YOUNG MORALIST; 4: The Voluntary Bonds of Friendship; A PAIR OF COMPETITIVE FRIENDS; A NEW ENGLANDER'S ALLIANCE WITH THE RISING SOUTH; THE TANGLED FRIENDSHIPS OF A CONTROVERSIAL MAN; PART TWO: WRITING FREDOM, WITH SLAVES; 5: Southwestern Histories for a Divided Market; AN ANXIOUS PLANTER'S HISTORY; THE HISTORIAN OF UNFETTERED INTELLECT; ONE ROMANTIC, TWO SKEPTICS, AND THE AFTERMATH OF PICKETT'S HISTORY; 6: Slave Characters and the Problem of Human Nature; THE DARKEST KIND OF HUMOR. |
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A SENTIMENTAL VIEW OF SLAVERYTHE MYSTERIOUS SLAVE; PART THREE: THE CRISIS OF THE RISING SOUTH; 7: Slavery and Political Trust; THE PSYCHOLOGY OF TYRANNY; MASTERY AND SELF-MASTERY; THE FAILURE OF SELF-DETERMINATION AND THE POLITICS OF HATE; 8: Self-Determination and Slavery in Conflict; FATE AND FREEDOM; INDEPENDENCE AND THE POLITICS OF WAR; THE LESSONS OF WAR; Epilogue The Remains of a Rising South; Index. |
Summary |
This book explores the relationship between freedom and slavery in the antebellum American South, studying representatives of the Southwest's educated classes in a burgeoning print medium. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Local Note |
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Subject |
Southern States -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.
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Southern States. |
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Intellectual life. |
Chronological Term |
19th century |
Subject |
American literature -- Southern States -- History and criticism.
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American literature. |
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Authors, American -- Southern States -- Political and social views.
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Authors, American. |
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Political and social views. |
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Politics and literature -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.
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Politics and literature. |
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History. |
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White people -- Southern States -- Attitudes -- History -- 19th century.
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White people. |
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Liberty in literature.
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Liberty in literature. |
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Slavery in literature.
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Slavery in literature. |
Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Shields, Johanna Nicol. Freedom in a Slave Society : Stories from the Antebellum South. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, ©2012 9781107013377 |
ISBN |
9781139516747 |
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1139516744 |
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9781139518604 (electronic book) |
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1139518607 (electronic book) |
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1107670659 |
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9781107670655 |
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9781107013377 |
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1107013372 |
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9781139004039 (ebook) |
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1139004034 |
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