American slavery, Atlantic slavery, and beyond : the U.S. "peculiar institution" in international perspective / Enrico Dal Lago.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:U.S. history in international perspective.
Main Author: Dal Lago, Enrico, 1966-
Language:English
Published: Boulder, Colo. : Paradigm Publishers, [2012], ©2012.
Series:U.S. history in international perspective.
Subjects:
Slavery > United States > History.
Slavery > Economic aspects > United States > History.
Slavery > Atlantic Ocean Region > History.
Slavery > Economic aspects > Atlantic Ocean Region > History.
Cotton growing > Economic aspects > Southern States > History.
International economic relations > History > 19th century.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Causes.
Physical Description:xi, 235 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: from American slavery to Atlantic slavery, and beyond
  • American slavery at the periphery of the Atlantic system
  • Colonial slave societies between reforms and revolutions
  • The 'cotton kingdom', its neighbors, and its contemporaries
  • Servitude and agrarian labor in the Euro-American world
  • Abolitionism and nationalism on the two sides of the Atlantic
  • The American Civil War, slavery, and emancipation in a nation-building age
  • Conclusion: American slavery in Atlantic and Euro-American perspective.