Democratic Discourses
Download or Read eBook Democratic Discourses PDF written by Michael Bennett and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Michael Bennett |
Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2005 |
ISBN-10 | : 0813535735 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780813535739 |
Rating | : 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Democratic Discourses by : Michael Bennett
Book excerpt: 'Democratic' Discourses shows the ways that abolitionist writing shaped a powerful counterculture within a slave-holding society. Drawing on discourses about the body, gender, economics, and aesthetics, this study encourages readers to reconsider the reality and roots of freedoms experienced in the US.