Seizing Freedom

Slave Emancipation and Liberty for All

Nonfiction, History, Modern, 19th Century, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Discrimination & Race Relations, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Cover of the book Seizing Freedom by David R. Roediger, Verso Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: David R. Roediger ISBN: 9781781686102
Publisher: Verso Books Publication: November 4, 2014
Imprint: Verso Language: English
Author: David R. Roediger
ISBN: 9781781686102
Publisher: Verso Books
Publication: November 4, 2014
Imprint: Verso
Language: English

Forceful and detailed account of the struggle for “freedom” after the American Civil War

How did America recover after its years of civil war? How did freed men and women, former slaves, respond to their newly won freedom? David Roediger’s radical new history redefines the idea of freedom after the jubilee, using fresh sources and texts to build on the leading historical accounts of Emancipation and Reconstruction.

Reinstating ex-slaves’ own “freedom dreams” in constructing these histories, Roediger creates a masterful account of the emancipation and its ramifications on a whole host of day-to-day concerns for Whites and Blacks alike, such as property relations, gender roles, and labor.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Forceful and detailed account of the struggle for “freedom” after the American Civil War

How did America recover after its years of civil war? How did freed men and women, former slaves, respond to their newly won freedom? David Roediger’s radical new history redefines the idea of freedom after the jubilee, using fresh sources and texts to build on the leading historical accounts of Emancipation and Reconstruction.

Reinstating ex-slaves’ own “freedom dreams” in constructing these histories, Roediger creates a masterful account of the emancipation and its ramifications on a whole host of day-to-day concerns for Whites and Blacks alike, such as property relations, gender roles, and labor.

More books from Verso Books

Cover of the book The Putney Debates by David R. Roediger
Cover of the book The Happiness Industry by David R. Roediger
Cover of the book Claude Lévi-Strauss by David R. Roediger
Cover of the book C.L.R. James by David R. Roediger
Cover of the book Homo Juridicus by David R. Roediger
Cover of the book The Reform of Europe by David R. Roediger
Cover of the book A People's History of the World by David R. Roediger
Cover of the book Polemics by David R. Roediger
Cover of the book Class War by David R. Roediger
Cover of the book Brazil Apart by David R. Roediger
Cover of the book Four Futures by David R. Roediger
Cover of the book Ecology of Fear by David R. Roediger
Cover of the book Civil Imagination by David R. Roediger
Cover of the book The Communist Manifesto / The April Theses by David R. Roediger
Cover of the book The Earth by David R. Roediger
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy