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Slavery and Sacred Texts: The Bible, the Constitution, and Historical Consciousness in Antebellum America - Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society Watkins, Jordan T. (Brigham Young University, Utah)
Slavery and Sacred Texts: The Bible, the Constitution, and Historical Consciousness in Antebellum America - Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society
Watkins, Jordan T. (Brigham Young University, Utah)
Using the debate over American slavery as a case study, Jordan T. Watkins analyzes the development of historical consciousness in antebellum America, showing how Americans' appeal to the nations' sacred and religious texts - the Bible and the Constitution - gave rise to a growing sense of historical distance.
336 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | July 1, 2021 |
| ISBN13 | 9781108478144 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 400 |
| Dimensions | 236 × 159 × 33 mm · 682 g |
| Language | English |