A critical inquiry into how American
slavery differed radically from other slave systems and why its
effects on Negro personality were so severe and lasting.
"Slavery is one of those rare
books which shows that the insights of social science can enable the
historian to shed new light on an old problem. There are few in
social science or history or among those who simply are interested in
the Civil War and its causes who can afford to ignore this book"
S.M. Lipset.
"Elkins' book on slavery opens up
new ways of looking at an old subject and endows slavery with new
significance for the present and new meanings for the past" C.
Vann Woodward.
"Great daring, perception and
originality have gone into the making of Stanley Elkins' splendid
book. Not only does this study strip away many of the illusions and
prejudices which have obscured our knowledge of American slavery, but
it adds to our understanding of that tragic institution such keen and
persuasive insight as to attain what all works of historiography must
strive for, but almost never achieve: the quality of revelation.
Certainly it seems clear that henceforth anyone in search of
enlightenment about Negro slavery, and the legacy of slavery which
remains ours today, must reckon with the implications of Porfessor
Elkins' masterly work" William Styron
Autor: Elkins, Stanley M.
Idioma: English
Editorial: Grosset & Dunlap (New York)
1963
14x20,50 cm.
248 páginas. Tapas blandas. Buen estado.
With an introduction by Nathan Glazer
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