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Politics and power in a slave society Alabama, 1800-1860
- Title
- Politics and power in a slave society Alabama, 1800-1860 / J. Mills Thornton ; with a new preface by the author.
- Author
- Thornton, J. Mills, 1943-
- Publication
- Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2014.
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Details
- Description
- xxiv, 492 pages; 23 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-480) and index.
- Contents
- Preface to the new paperback edition -- Preface to the first edition -- PART ONE. QUERIES -- I. FOUNDATIONS : The birth of the style ; The style acquires substance -- II. THE LEGISLATURE : Personnel ; The institution ; Groups, blocs, and parties ; Measures -- III. THE PARTIES : Organization at the state level ; Country and best organization -- PART TWO. COMMILITONES -- IV. THE BOUNDS OF CRISIS : The Crisis of 1850 ; Southern Rights for mass consumption ; The fire-eaters -- V. FEAR AND FAVOR : Economic alterations ; Society in vertigo ; Political repsonses -- VI. SECESSION : The Whiggery in crisis ; The fire-eaters in crisis ; Yancey's crisis ; The voters in crisis ; Getting around the crisis ; Scorpio rising -- APPENDIX I : House votes indicating party divisions -- APPENDIX II : House votes indicating economic divisions.
- Call Number
- Sc E 15-643
- ISBN
- 9780807159149 (paperback : alkaline paper)
- 080715914X (paperback : alkaline paper)
- 9780807159156 (pdf) (canceled/invalid)
- 9780807159163 (epub) (canceled/invalid)
- 9780807159170 (mobi) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2014013732
- OCLC
- 880499974
- Author
- Thornton, J. Mills, 1943-
- Title
- Politics and power in a slave society Alabama, 1800-1860 / J. Mills Thornton ; with a new preface by the author.
- Publisher
- Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2014.
- Edition
- New paperback edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-480) and index.
- Chronological Term
- To 1865
- Other Editions:
- Reproduction of (manifestation): Thornton, J. Mills, 1943- Politics and power in a slave society : Alabama, 1800-1860 Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c1978 xxiv, 492 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Call number of original: JK4525 1977 .T48 (DLC) 77004296
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 15-643