American Slavery, 1619-1877 by Peter Kolchin (English) Paperback Book

Description: American Slavery, 1619-1877 by Peter Kolchin The single best short survey in America, now updated.Includes a New Preface and AfterwardIn terms of accessibility and comprehensive coverage, Kolchin's American Slavery is a singularly important achievement. Now updated to address a decade of new scholarship, the book includes a new preface, afterword, and revised and expanded bibliographic essay. It remains the best book to introduce a subject of profound and lasting importance, one that lies at the center of American history. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The single best short survey in America, now updated.Includes a New Preface and Afterward In terms of accessibility and comprehensive coverage, Kolchins American Slavery is a singularly important achievement. Now updated to address a decade of new scholarship, the book includes a new preface, afterword, and revised and expanded bibliographic essay. It remains the best book to introduce a subject of profound and lasting importance, one that lies at the center of American history. Back Cover In its accessibility and comprehensive coverage, Peter Kolchins American Slavery is a singularly important achievement. Now updated to address a decade of new scholarship, the book includes a new preface and afterword and a revised and expanded bibliographic essay. It remains the best introduction we have to a subject of profound and lasting importance, one that lies at the center of American history. Author Biography Peter Kolchin, the Henry Clay Reed Professor of History at the University of Delaware, is the author of numerous books, most recently A Sphinx on the American Land: The Nineteenth Century South in Comparative Perspective (2003). Review "A miraculous achievement . . . A concise, well-written, and sensibly argued survey of Americas greatest shame." --The New Yorker "Peter Kolchins American Slavery is the best history of the peculiar institution that I have ever read. Paying equal attention to the slaves and the slaveholders, it is both comprehensive and fair-minded. A master of comparative history, Kolchin brilliantly shows how American slavery was similar to, and at the same time different from, forced labor in Brazil, the Caribbean, and Russia. His splendid bibliographical essay is an indispensable guide to the vast and complex literature on slavery." --David Herbert Donald, Charles Warren Professor of American History Emeritus, Harvard University "This is a brilliant and masterful synthesis of scholarship on the history of slavery in America. Kolchin not only pulls together all the relevant literature but also strikes out with his own perceptive and trenchant analyses." --August Meier, Kent State University "A feast of deftly crafted interpretations of the many interrelated dimensions of a most complex institution that shaped and deeply scarred American society. Kolchins masterful survey is by far the best I have seen. It will be hard to surpass." --David Barry Gaspar, Duke University Review Quote This is a brilliant and masterful synthesis of scholarship on the history of slavery in America. Kolchin not only pulls together all the relevant literature but also strikes out with his own perceptive and trenchant analyses. Details ISBN0809016303 Author Peter Kolchin Short Title AMER SLAVERY 1619-1877 REVISED Publisher Hill & Wang Language English ISBN-10 0809016303 ISBN-13 9780809016303 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2003 Residence DE, US Edition 0010th Imprint Hill & Wang DOI 10.1604/9780809016303 Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2003-09-01 NZ Release Date 2003-09-01 US Release Date 2003-09-01 UK Release Date 2003-09-01 Pages 352 Edition Description Revised, 10th Anniversary ed. Publication Date 2003-09-01 DEWEY 306.3620973 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:138161530;

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