The Science of Abolition: How Slaveholders Became the Enemies of Progress 0300236808, 9780300236804

A revealing look at how antislavery scientists and Black and white abolitionists used scientific ideas to discredit slav

288 56 2MB

English Pages 344 Year 2021

Report DMCA / Copyright

DOWNLOAD EPUB FILE

The Science of Abolition: How Slaveholders Became the Enemies of Progress 0300236808, 9780300236804

  • 0 0 0
  • Like this paper and download? You can publish your own PDF file online for free in a few minutes! Sign Up
Recommend Papers
The Science of Abolition: How Slaveholders Became the Enemies of Progress 9780300258554
The Science of Abolition: How Slaveholders Became the Enemies of Progress 9780300258554

A revealing look at how antislavery scientists and black and white abolitionists used scientific ideas to discredit slav

179 36 2MB Read more

The Fluid Envelope of our Planet: How the Study of Ocean Currents Became a Science 9781442697744
The Fluid Envelope of our Planet: How the Study of Ocean Currents Became a Science 9781442697744

A detailed and beautifully written account of the history of oceanography, The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet is an engagi

133 44 7MB Read more

The Science of Human Perfection: How Genes Became the Heart of American Medicine 9780300188875
The Science of Human Perfection: How Genes Became the Heart of American Medicine 9780300188875

Almost daily we hear news stories, advertisements, and scientific reports that promise genetic medicine will make us liv

164 46 2MB Read more

How Economics Became a Mathematical Science 9780822383802
How Economics Became a Mathematical Science 9780822383802

Discusses the history of 20th century economics, and how it has become dominated by mathematical approaches.

135 51 1MB Read more

The First Coming: How the Kingdom of God Became Christianity
The First Coming: How the Kingdom of God Became Christianity

Sheehan, professor of philosophy at Loyola, argues that Jesus dispensed with literal gods and formal religions, preachin

495 124 10MB Read more

The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet : How the Study of Ocean Currents Became a Science [1 ed.] 9781442697744, 9781442612709
The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet : How the Study of Ocean Currents Became a Science [1 ed.] 9781442697744, 9781442612709

A detailed and beautifully written account of the history of oceanography, The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet is an engagi

175 27 7MB Read more

The Canaanites and Philistines: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Israelites’ Enemies in the Land that Became Israel
The Canaanites and Philistines: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Israelites’ Enemies in the Land that Became Israel

*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Include

175 45 2MB Read more

The Fate of the Earth and The Abolition: And, The Abolition 0804737029, 9780804737029
The Fate of the Earth and The Abolition: And, The Abolition 0804737029, 9780804737029

These two books, which helped focus national attention on the movement for a nuclear freeze, are published in one volume

171 70 15MB Read more

The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity 9780674242760
The Enchantments of Mammon: How Capitalism Became the Religion of Modernity 9780674242760

Eugene McCarraher challenges the conventional view of capitalism as a force for disenchantment. From Puritan and evangel

123 51 18MB Read more

Comic Books Incorporated: How the Business of Comics Became the Business of Hollywood 9780520969865
Comic Books Incorporated: How the Business of Comics Became the Business of Hollywood 9780520969865

Comic Books Incorporated tells the story of the US comic book business, reframing the history of the medium through an i

135 4 157MB Read more

Our partners will collect data and use cookies for ad personalization and measurement. Learn how we and our ad partner Google, collect and use data. Agree Cookies