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\"A most persuasive work that repositions the American debates over emancipation where they clearly belong, in a broader Anglo-Atlantic context.\" -- Reviews in History
While many historians look to internal conflict alone to explain the onset of the American Civil War, in The Problem of Emancipation, Edward Bartlett Rugemer places the origins of the war in a transatlantic context. Addressing a huge gap in the historiography of the antebellum United States, he explores the impact of Britain's abolition of slavery in 1834 on the coming of the war and reveals the strong influence of Britain's old Atlantic empire on the United States' politics. He demonstrates how American slaveholders and abolitionists alike borrowed from the antislavery movement developing on the transatlantic stage to fashion contradictory portrayals of abolition that became central to the arguments for and against American slavery.
Richly researched and skillfully argued, The Problem of Emancipation explores a long-neglected aspect of American slavery and the history of the Atlantic World and bridges a gap in our understanding of the American Civil War.
\"Most discussions about the roots of the American Civil War seldom stray beyond the nation's borders, but Rugemer makes a persuasive case for why that should change.\" -- Charleston (SC) Post and Courier
\"A tremendous contribution to the greatest issue and ongoing controversy in pre--twentieth-century American historiography: the causes of the American Civil War. I was quite unprepared for Rugemer's crucial discoveries as he studied the way dozens of southern and northern newspapers responded to the British West Indian slave insurrections, to the British act of emancipation, and to the consequences of this so-called Mighty Experiment. Few historians have shown such sophistication in analyzing the rapidly changing pre--Civil War media and the shifts in public opinion.\" -- David Brion Davis, author of Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World
Editions of The Problem of Emancipation
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780807133385
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780807135594
- EBook
- ISBN 9780807146859
- EBook
- ISBN 9780807146866
- PDF
- ISBN 9780807134634
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\"A most persuasive work that repositions the American debates over emancipation where they clearly belong, in a broader Anglo-Atlantic context.\" -- Reviews in History
While many historians look to internal conflict alone to explain the onset of the American Civil War, in The Problem of Emancipation, Edward Bartlett Rugemer places the origins of the war in a transatlantic context. Addressing a huge gap in the historiography of the antebellum United States, he explores the impact of Britain's abolition of slavery in 1834 on the coming of the war and reveals the strong influence of Britain's old Atlantic empire on the United States' politics. He demonstrates how American slaveholders and abolitionists alike borrowed from the antislavery movement developing on the transatlantic stage to fashion contradictory portrayals of abolition that became central to the arguments for and against American slavery.
Richly researched and skillfully argued, The Problem of Emancipation explores a long-neglected aspect of American slavery and the history of the Atlantic World and bridges a gap in our understanding of the American Civil War.
\"Most discussions about the roots of the American Civil War seldom stray beyond the nation's borders, but Rugemer makes a persuasive case for why that should change.\" -- Charleston (SC) Post and Courier
\"A tremendous contribution to the greatest issue and ongoing controversy in pre--twentieth-century American historiography: the causes of the American Civil War. I was quite unprepared for Rugemer's crucial discoveries as he studied the way dozens of southern and northern newspapers responded to the British West Indian slave insurrections, to the British act of emancipation, and to the consequences of this so-called Mighty Experiment. Few historians have shown such sophistication in analyzing the rapidly changing pre--Civil War media and the shifts in public opinion.\" -- David Brion Davis, author of Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World
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What is The Problem of Emancipation about?
\"A most persuasive work that repositions the American debates over emancipation where they clearly belong, in a broader Anglo-Atlantic context.\" -- Reviews in History
While many historians look to internal conflict alone to explain the onset of the American Civil War, in The Problem of Emancipation, Edward Bartlett Rugemer places the origins of the war in a transatlantic context. Addressing a huge gap in the historiography of the antebellum United States, he explores the impact of Britain's abolition of slavery in 1834 on the coming of the war and reveals the strong influence of Britain's old Atlantic empire on the United States' politics. He demonstrates how American slaveholders and abolitionists alike borrowed from the antislavery movement developing on the transatlantic stage to fashion contradictory portrayals of abolition that became central to the arguments for and against American slavery.
Richly researched and skillfully argued, The Problem of Emancipation explores a long-neglected aspect of American slavery and the history of the Atlantic World and bridges a gap in our understanding of the American Civil War.
\"Most discussions about the roots of the American Civil War seldom stray beyond the nation's borders, but Rugemer makes a persuasive case for why that should change.\" -- Charleston (SC) Post and Courier
\"A tremendous contribution to the greatest issue and ongoing controversy in pre--twentieth-century American historiography: the causes of the American Civil War. I was quite unprepared for Rugemer's crucial discoveries as he studied the way dozens of southern and northern newspapers responded to the British West Indian slave insurrections, to the British act of emancipation, and to the consequences of this so-called Mighty Experiment. Few historians have shown such sophistication in analyzing the rapidly changing pre--Civil War media and the shifts in public opinion.\" -- David Brion Davis, author of Inhuman Bondage: The Rise and Fall of Slavery in the New World
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Problem of Emancipation?
History and Archaeology > History > History of the Americas
Where can I read a sample of The Problem of Emancipation?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780807133385
How long is The Problem of Emancipation and how many pages does it have?
The Problem of Emancipation has 360 page(s)
Is The Problem of Emancipation part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Antislavery, Abolition, and the Atlantic World
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Problem of Emancipation?
Edward Bartlett Rugemer
Who is the Publisher of the book The Problem of Emancipation?
LSU Press
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The Problem of Emancipation is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807133385) and paperback(ISBN 9780807135594) and ebook(ISBN 9780807146859) and ebook(ISBN 9780807146866) and pdf(ISBN 9780807134634)
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