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Antislavery Discourse and Nineteenth-Century American Literature
J. Husband
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Description for Antislavery Discourse and Nineteenth-Century American Literature
Paperback. Num Pages: 158 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBF; DSBH5; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 232.
Antislavery Discourse and Nineteenth-Century American Literature examines the relationship between antislavery texts and emerging representations of "free labor" in mid-nineteenth-century America. Husband shows how the images of families split apart by slavery, circulated primarily by women leaders, proved to be the most powerful weapon in the antislavery cultural campaign and ultimately turned the nation against slavery. She also reveals the ways in which the sentimental narratives and icons that constituted the "family protection campaign" powerfully influenced Americans sense of the role of government, gender, and race in industrializing America. Chapters examine the writings of ardent abolitionists such as Frederick Douglass, ... Read more
Antislavery Discourse and Nineteenth-Century American Literature examines the relationship between antislavery texts and emerging representations of "free labor" in mid-nineteenth-century America. Husband shows how the images of families split apart by slavery, circulated primarily by women leaders, proved to be the most powerful weapon in the antislavery cultural campaign and ultimately turned the nation against slavery. She also reveals the ways in which the sentimental narratives and icons that constituted the "family protection campaign" powerfully influenced Americans sense of the role of government, gender, and race in industrializing America. Chapters examine the writings of ardent abolitionists such as Frederick Douglass, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
Number of Pages
158
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349383443
SKU
V9781349383443
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About J. Husband
JULIE HUSBAND is Associate Professor of English at the University of Northern Iowa, USA.
Reviews for Antislavery Discourse and Nineteenth-Century American Literature
"In an important and ground-breaking book, Husband has corralled a compelling basket of texts and arguments to support her case. There is much here for the amateur and the professional scholar alike." - Larry Hudson, Department of History, University of Rochester "The writers Husband treats in Antislavery Discourse and Nineteenth-Century American Literature are the co-creators of our ... Read more