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989885
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b744255
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Allen, W. B., (William Barclay),1944-
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Rethinking Uncle Tom : : the political philosophy of Harriet Beecher Stowe /\ William B. Allen.
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| Publication Statement
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Lanham :: Lexington Books,, ©2009.
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1 online resource (xx, 463 pages)
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0739133543
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: 1282479067
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: 9780739133545
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: 9781282479067
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: 9786612479069
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0739127985
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0739127993
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9780739127988
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9780739127995
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-453) and index.
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| Contents
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Acknowledgments; Preface; Book I . THE GHOSTLY CRY: UNCLE TOM'S CABIN; Part I; Chapter 01. The Question of Equality; Chapter 02. The Real Alternatives; Chapter 03. Standards of Humanity; Chapter 04. Stowe's Own "Introductions"; Chapter 05. A Little Wine and Brandy: The Narrative Begins; Chapter 06. Patriarchy, Matriarchy, and Other Myths of Slavery; Chapter 07. The Birth of Uncle Tom; Chapter 08. The Kinesis of Slavery and the Science of Natures; Chapter 09. "What Country Have I?"; Chapter 10. We Have No City; Chapter 11. The Light of the Present; Chapter 12. Myth Making and the End.
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Generally critics and interpreters of Uncle Tom have constructed a one-way view of Uncle Tom, albeit offering a few kind words for Uncle Tom along the way. Recovering Uncle Tom requires re-telling his story. This book delivers on that mission, while accomplishing something no other work on Harriet Beecher Stowe has fully attempted: an in-depth statement of her political thought. Heroeuvre, in partnership with that of her husband Calvin, constitutes a demonstration of the permanent necessity of moraland prudential judgment in human affairs. Moreover, it identifies the political conditions that.
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Uncle Tom
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Uncle Tom
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Stowe, Harriet Beecher,1811-1896-- Political and social views.
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Stowe, Harriet Beecher,1811-1896., Uncle Tom's cabin.
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Stowe, Harriet Beecher,1811-1896
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Stowe, Harriet Beecher,1811-1896-- politiska och sociala åsikter.
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Stowe, Harriet Beecher.
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Stowe, Harriet Beecher., Uncle Tom's cabin, or, life among the lowly.
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Equality in literature.
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Liberty in literature.
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Slavery in literature.
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Equality in literature.
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Liberty in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM-- American-- General.
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Political and social views.
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Politische Philosophie
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Slaveri i litteraturen.
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Slavery in literature.
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Uncle Tom's cabin (Stowe, Harriet Beecher)
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| Dewey Classification
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813/.4
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| LC Classification
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PS2958.P6A66 2009eb
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18.06bcl
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