American Race Relations and the Legacy of British Colonialism

ISBN-13: 9780367423216 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 68 str.

Thomas H. Stanton

Opis

British colonial rule created a divided American society: slaves on the bottom and white settlers on top. Tracing the interplay of the divided society and rule of law, also a British legacy, this book shows how long-term if incomplete progress in American race relations has been possible.

Spis treści

1. Introduction and Overview  2. Colonial Economies, Societies, and Laws  3. The Rule of Law and Its Significance  4. Law and America’s Divided Society  5. Conclusion: Overcoming the Colonial History of America’s Divided Society

O autorze

Thomas H. Stanton is a former President of the Association for Federal Enterprise Risk Management and currently teaches as an adjunct faculty member at the Center for Advanced Governmental Studies at the Johns Hopkins University. Website: www.thomas-stanton.com.