Contesting slavery the politics of bondage and freedom in the new American nation / [electronic resource] : edited by John Craig Hammond and Matthew Mason. - Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2011. - xvii, 313 p. : ill., maps. - Jeffersonian America . - Jeffersonian America. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Slavery and ideology, action and inaction -- pt. 2. The state and slavery -- pt. 3. Slavery, sectionalism, and partisan politics -- Commentary.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780813931173 (electronic bk.)




Slavery--Political aspects--History--United States--18th century.
Slavery--Political aspects--History--United States--19th century.
Antislavery movements--History--United States--18th century.
Antislavery movements--History--United States--19th century.
Sectionalism (United States)--History--18th century.
Sectionalism (United States)--History--19th century.


United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
United States--Politics and government--1783-1865.


Electronic books.

E446 / .C71 2011

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