Kenneth S. Sacks (Rhode Island Brown University)

Emerson's Civil Wars

Spirit and Society in the Age of Abolition

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Produktbeschreibung

This book presents a revisionist argument about Ralph Waldo Emerson, explaining how he wrestled mightily with his personal philosophy to eventually support abolitionism. Written in an accessible manner, this book is for students, scholars, and general readers interested in nineteenth-century US history and the history of political thought.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Januar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 160mm x 237mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 520g
• ISBN-13: 9781009504881
• ISBN-10: 1009504886
• Artikelnr.: 70054814

Autorenporträt

Kenneth S. Sacks is Professor of History and Classics at Brown University. He is the author or editor of seven books in classical history and American intellectual thought, including Understanding Emerson: 'The American Scholar' and his Struggle for Self-Reliance (2021) and Emerson: Political Writings (2008).

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Reluctant Abolitionist
2. In Search of His Set
3. Highest Belief
4. On Race
5. Emerson's Conversion
6. Overcoming Fate
Conclusion: Loss, Remembrance, and Redemption
References
Index.