Kenneth N. Addison

'We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident...'

An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Roots of Racism and Slavery in America

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Produktbeschreibung

"We hold these truths to be self evident..." An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Roots of Racism and Slavery in America delves into the philosophical, historical, socio/cultural and political evolution of racism and slavery in America.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 530
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 1002g
• ISBN-13: 9780761843290
• ISBN-10: 0761843299
• Artikelnr.: 25432401

Autorenporträt

Dr. Kenneth Addison is a professor in the Educational Foundations program at Northeastern Illinois University. As a faculty member in the Educational Foundations program he both coordinates and teaches courses that serve as the philosophical, historical, anthropological, sociological, and psychological foundations of American education.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Part One: The Architecture of Hegemony: Western Ascension, Race, and
World Dominance Chapter 2 1. Philosophy: Western Culture's Rosetta Stone
Chapter 3 2. Eurocentrism: The Metaphysics of Western Hegemony Chapter 4 3.
Imperialism: A Teleological Analysis of Western Ascension Chapter 5 4.
Racism: Cornerstone of American Privilege Part 6 Part Two: A Pyramid of
Privilege: The Structure of American Inequality Chapter 7 5. Slavery: The
Bedrock of English Colonial Privilege Chapter 8 6. The Constitution: A
Guarantor of Property Rights and a Blueprint for Racial Inequality Chapter
9 7. Black Labor/ White Wealth: Slavery's Role in Constructing America's
Pyramid of Privilege Chapter 10 8. Black Observations from the Shadow of
the Pyramid