Rachel Hope Cleves

The Reign of Terror in America

Visions of Violence from Anti-Jacobinism to Antislavery

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Produktbeschreibung

In this book, Cleves argues that American fears of the violence of the French Revolution led to antislavery, antiwar, and public education movements.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Februar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 512g
• ISBN-13: 9781107403987
• ISBN-10: 1107403987
• Artikelnr.: 34450578

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: revolutionary violence in the Atlantic world
1. Violence and social order in the early American republic
2. A scene of confusion and blood: the American reaction against the French Revolution
3. Mortal eloquence: from anti-Jacobinism to antislavery
4. Fighting the war of 1812
5. Disciplining the 'Wild Beast': violence and education
6. Growing up anti-Jacobin: the Federalist-Abolitionist connection reconsidered
Conclusion: the problem of violence in the Early Republic
Appendix. Digital database citations: American narratives of the French Revolution.