The Antislavery Debate
Subtitle: Capitalism and Abolitionism as a Problem in Historical Interpretation
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: June 2, 1992
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780520077799
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900; Slavery & emancipation; United States - General; History - General History; History: American; USA; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Americas (North Central South West Indies); History / General; Capitalism; Antislavery movements; United States
First sentence: The concept of chattel slavery, which must be distinguished from historical varieties of servitude and dependence, has always embodied a profound though subtle contradiction.