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'We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident... '
An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Roots of Racism and Slavery in America
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2009
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We hold these truths to be self evident_' An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Roots of Racism and Slavery in America delves into the philosophical, historical, socio/cultural and political evolution of racism and slavery in America. The premise of this work is that racism and slavery in America are the result of an unintentional historical intertwining of various Western philosophical, religious, cultural, social, economic, and political strands of thought that date back to the Classical Era. These strands have become tangled in a Gordian knot, which can only be unraveled through the bold application of a variety of multidisciplinary tools. By doing so, this book is intended help the reader understand how the United States, a nation that claims 'all men are created equal,' could be responsible for slavery and the intractable threads of racism and inequality that have become woven into its cultural the fabric.
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Copyright year
2009
ISBN-Print
978-0-7618-4329-0
ISBN-Online
978-0-7618-4331-3
Publisher
Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
492
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access
Preface No access
Chapter One. Philosophy:Western Culture’s Rosetta Stone No access
Chapter Two. Eurocentrism: The Metaphysicsof Western Hegemony No access
Chapter Three. Imperialism: A TeleologicalAnalysis of Western Ascension No access
Chapter Four. Racism: A Cornerstoneof American Privilege No access
Chapter Five. Slavery: The Bedrock ofEnglish and Colonial Privilege No access
Chapter Six. The Constitution: A Guarantorof Property Rights and aBlueprint for Racial Inequality No access
Chapter Seven. Black Labor/White Wealth:Slavery’s Role in ConstructingAmerica’s Pyramid of Privilege No access
Chapter Eight. Black Observations fromthe Shadow of the Pyramid No access
