Harriet Jacobs / Alan. M.S.J. Coffee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coffee, Alan, author.

Series:

Cambridge Elements. Elements on women in the history of philosophy.

Cambridge elements. Elements on women in the history of philosophy, 2634-4645

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jacobs, Harriet A. (Harriet Ann), 1813-1897. Incidents in the life of a slave girl.

Jacobs, Harriet A.

Slavery--United States--Philosophy.

Slavery.

Liberty--Philosophy.

Liberty.

Republicanism--Philosophy.

Republicanism.

Feminist theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"Long celebrated for her heroic feat of endurance in escaping slavery and subsequent activism, Harriet Jacobs was also an astute political thinker. Her book, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is a remarkable philosophical text. It is one of the most insightful reflections, both on the nature of life as a slave, and on the relationships amongst slaves and between enslaved and free people.The author places Jacobs in the republican tradition of political thought. Bringing Jacobs into dialogue with Frederick Douglass, the author argues that Jacobs's emphasis on sexual abuse and the importance of slave relationships offers us a basis for a feminist republicanism. Jacobs also emphasises the structural nature of slavery, reinforced by propaganda and social prejudices. These implicate not just slaveholders but also the free population in slavery's wrongs"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Freedom as independence

Agency, dignity and virtue

Feminist Republicanism

Structural domination.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 12, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Coffee, Alan. Harriet Jacobs

ISBN:

9781009318457

1009318454

OCLC:

1544803073

Access Restriction:

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