An Analysis of Eric Foner's Reconstruction: America's Unfi Nished Revolution, 1863-1877

ISBN-13: 9781912302550 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 102 str.

Xidias, Jason

Opis

Eric Foner's 1988 account of the decade following the American Civil War shows that black people were integral in ending slavery and were often key drivers of what successes there were in the `Reconstruction' period.

Spis treści

Ways in to the Text  Who was Eric Foner?  What does Reconstruction Say?  What does Reconstruction Matter?  Section 1: Influences  Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context  Module 2: Academic Context  Module 3: The Problem  Module 4: The Author's Contribution  Section 2: Ideas  Module 5: Main Ideas  Module 6: Secondary Ideas  Module 7: Achievement  Module 8: Place in the Author's Work  Section 3: Impact  Module 9: The First Responses  Module 10: The Evolving Debate  Module 11: Impact and Influence Today  Module 12: Where Next?  Glossary of Terms  People Mentioned in the Text  Works Cited

O autorze

Dr Jason Xidias has held positions at King’s College London, the University of California, Berkeley, and the New College of the Humanities in London.