Kenneth S. Sacks (Rhode Island Brown University)

Gebundenes Buch

Emerson's Civil Wars

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

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).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Januar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 520g
• ISBN-13: 9781009504881
• ISBN-10: 1009504886
• Artikelnr.: 70054814