{"product_id":"frederick-douglass-9780631205784","title":"Frederick Douglass","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this powerful volume, 15 leading American philosophers examine and critically reassess Douglass''s significance for contemporary social and political thought. \u003cp\u003ePhilosophically, Douglass''s work sought to establish better ways of thinking, especially in the light of his convictions about our humanity and democratic legitimacy - convictions that were culturally and historically shaped by his experience of, and struggle against, the institution of American slavery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors include Bernard R. Boxill, Angela Y. Davis, Lewis R. Gordon, Leonard Harris, Tommy L. Lott, Howard McGary, and John P. Pittman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Frederick Douglass and his writings shine as beacons of freedom and hope. Bill Lawson and Frank Kirkland have put us in their debt for commissioning - from the best minds practicing philosophy in the African-American traditions - powerful essays on the philosophical significance of Douglass's work. The book will invigorate Douglass scholarship and philosophy, and fan the embers of our love of freedom and hope.\" \u003ci\u003eEmmanuel Eze, Bucknell University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart I: Racial Assimilation And Emigration 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II: Natural Law And American's Founding Documents 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart III: Enlightenment And Enslavement 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart IV: Moral Suasion And Rebellion 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart V: Incarcerating And Lynching Black Bodies 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart VI: Douglass (1818-95): One Hundred Years Later 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelected Bibliography 392\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 395\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403414675799,"sku":"9780631205784","price":40.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631205784.jpg?v=1730483398","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/frederick-douglass-9780631205784","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}