Slavery, Race and American History: Historical Conflict, Trends and Method, 1866-1953
- ISBN-10
- 1317459857
- ISBN-13
- 9781317459859
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-03-04
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- John David Smith
Description
These essays introduce the complexities of researching and analyzing race. This book focuses on problems confronted while researching, writing and interpreting race and slavery, such as conflict between ideological perspectives, and changing interpretations of the questions.
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