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Title:
The abolitionist imagination / Andrew Delbanco ; with commentaries by John Stauffer, Manisha Sinha, Darryl Pinckney, and Wilfred M. McClay.
Author:
Delbanco, Andrew, 1952-

Stauffer, John, 1965-

Sinha, Manisha.

Pinckney, Darryl, 1953-

McClay, Wilfred M.
Publication Information:
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, ©2012.
Call Number:
E449 .D45 2012
Abstract:
Revisits the nineteenth century abolitionist movement as the embodiment of a driving force in American history, giving a better understanding of the balance between moral fervor and political responsibility.
Electronic Access:
ebrary http://site.ebrary.com/id/10568052
ISBN:
9780674064447
Series:
Alexis de Tocqueville lectures on American politics

Alexis de Tocqueville lectures on American politics.
Physical Description:
xi, 205 pages ; 20 cm.
Contents:
The abolitionist imagination / Andrew Delbanco -- Fighting the devil with his own fire / John Stauffer -- Did the abolitionists cause the Civil War? / Manisha Sinha -- The invisibility of black abolitionists / Darryl Pinckney -- Abolition as master concept / Wilfred M. McClay -- Rejoinder: the presence of the past / Andrew Delbanco.
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