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The shadow that lingers : what slavery teaches us about freedom / Allan D. Cooper.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Cooper, Allan D., author.
Contributor:
Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Slavery--History.
Slavery.
Human rights--History.
Human rights.
Liberty.
freedom.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (401 pages)
Edition:
First edition.
Distribution:
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.
Place of Publication:
Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2023.
Summary:
Cooper shows how the reaction to slavery unveiled the characteristics of freedom and established the foundation for the human rights movement. The book demonstrates how the legacy of slavery continues to shape individual identity as well as the nature of state power to exercise discipline and control over its citizens.
Contents:
Cover
Contents
Preface
The Authoritarian Imagination
The Cybernetics of Enslavement
Slavery and Reactance
The Legal Architecture of Freedom
White Reactance Following Emancipation
Carcerality and Freedom of Movement
Anomalies in the Ideologies of Domination
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
About the Author.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-9787-3427-1
1-66692-925-5
OCLC:
1373613441

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