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Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1976. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled. CONTENTS: Preface to the Third Edition; I. AN INTRODUCTION: SLAVERY AS A PROBLEM IN HISTORIOGRAPHY 1. The Old Debate 2. The Problem of "New Viewpoints"; II. INSTITUTIONS AND THE LAW OF SLAVERY 1. Institutional Breakdown in an Age of Expansion 2. The Dynamics of Unopposed Capitalism 3. Slavery in Capitalist and Non-Capitalist Cultures; III. SLAVERY AND PERSONALITY 1. Personality Types and Stereotypes 2. The "African Culture" Argument 3. Shock and Detachment 4. Adjustment to Absolute Power in the Concentration Camp 5. Three Theories of Personality 6. Mechanisms of Resistance to Absolute Power; IV. SLAVERY AND THE INTELLECTUAL 1. Institutions and Insights 2. Intellectuals without Responsibility 3. Sin, Guilty Innocence, and Reform 4. The Transcendentalist as Abolitionist 5. The Abolitionist as Transcendentalist 6. Choices 7. Postscript: slavery, Consensus, and the Southern Intellect; V. SLAVERY AND IDEOLOGY; VI. THE TWO ARGUMENTS ON SLAVERY; Appendix (Essay on Materials and Method); Acknowledgments; Index. SYNOPSIS: This third edition of Stanley M. Elkins's classic study offers two new chapters by the author. The first, "Slavery and Ideology," considers the discussion and criticism occasioned by this controversial work. Elkins amplifies his original purpose in writing the book and takes into consideration the substantial body of critical commentary. He also attempts a prediction on the course of future research and discussion. The second new chapter, "The Two Arguments on Slavery," reflects the continuing interest in and extraordinary vitality of the subject of slavery. The author considers the growing interest in black culture and the important contributions of work published on slavery in the 1970s. He particularly focuses on two recently published books which represent new directions in the study of the institution of slavery, Eugene D. Genovese's Roll, Jordan, Roll and Time on the Cross by Robert W. Fogel and Stanley L. Engermann, and a forthcoming book by Herbert Gutman, The Invisible Fact: Afro-Americans and Their Families, 1750-1925. Historians will welcome this updated edition of this major work. Elkins's multidisciplinary approach will interest sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists, psychologists, and psychiatrists. Any reader sensitive to the currents of American thought will find this new edition invaluable for its perspective and insight.. Third Edition 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., The University of Chicago Press, 1976, 2.5, Toronto: Art Gallery of York University, 1999. First Edition . Pictorial Wraps. Fine. Catalogue from 1999 exhibition at the U. of York gallery, the Gothe-Institute in Toronto and Ottawa's Canada Museum of Contemporary Photography (2000). This represents the first major survey of the photographic work of Toronto sculptor Robin Collyer, dating from 1970-98. Essays by Toronto curator Philip Monk and French art historian Catherine Grout. 62 pages, illustrated in colour & B&W with bibliographic references. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Text in English & French., Art Gallery of York University, 1999, 5, Paperback / softback. New. The elections of 1994 produced the first Republican-controlled Congress in 40 years. What effect did being the minority party for so long have on the activities of the new House of Representatives' majority? In this book, Richard Fenno makes the case that four decades out of power left Republicans without the experience they needed to properly interpret their electoral victory., 6<

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The elections of 1994 produced the first Republican-controlled Congress in 40 years. What effect did being the minority party for so long have on the activities of the new House of Repres… More...

The elections of 1994 produced the first Republican-controlled Congress in 40 years. What effect did being the minority party for so long have on the activities of the new House of Representatives' majority? In this book, Richard Fenno makes the case that four decades out of power left Republicans without the experience they needed to properly interpret their electoral victory... or govern the country.This inexperience produced serious consequences for the party and the American political system, including the confrontational leadership of Newt Gingrich, the deterioration of cross-party civility, the general support for term limits, and an accelerated loss of public confidence in Congress.And there was more. Although all the evidence pointed to voters' repudiation of the Democrats, the Republicans saw their victory as a mandate for wholesale change—a Republican Revolution. Instead of trying to make careful, incremental changes, their inexperience and aggressive let's get it all, and let's get it now tactics cost them their golden opportunity and cleared the way for the reelection of President Clinton.This book provides a timely focus on the attitudes and agendas of the inexperienced Republican freshman class and its contribution to the problem-plagued attempts to use the election campaign Contract with America as a blueprint for governing. New Textbooks>Trade Paperback>Current Affairs>Domestic Affairs>Domestic Affairs, Brookings Institution Press Core >1 >T<

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The elections of 1994 produced the first Republican-controlled Congress in 40 years. What effect did being the minority party for so long have on the activities of the new House of Repres… More...

The elections of 1994 produced the first Republican-controlled Congress in 40 years. What effect did being the minority party for so long have on the activities of the new House of Representatives'' majority? In this book, Richard Fenno makes the case that four decades out of power left Republicans without the experience they needed to properly interpret their electoral victory... or govern the country. This inexperience produced serious consequences for the party and the American political system, including the confrontational leadership of Newt Gingrich, the deterioration of cross-party civility, the general support for term limits, and an accelerated loss of public confidence in Congress. And there was more. Although all the evidence pointed to voters'' repudiation of the Democrats, the Republicans saw their victory as a mandate for wholesale change a Republican Revolution. Instead of trying to make careful, incremental changes, their inexperience and aggressive "let''s get it all, and let''s get it now" tactics cost them their golden opportunity and cleared the way for the reelection of President Clinton. This book provides a timely focus on the attitudes and agendas of the inexperienced Republican freshman class and its contribution to the problem-plagued attempts to use the election campaign Contract with America as a blueprint for governing. | Learning to Govern Paperback | Indigo Chapters Books > US History P10103, Brookings Institution Press<

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The elections of 1994 produced the first Republican-controlled Congress in 40 years. What effect did being the minority party for so long have on the activities of the new House of Repres… More...

The elections of 1994 produced the first Republican-controlled Congress in 40 years. What effect did being the minority party for so long have on the activities of the new House of Representatives'' majority? In this book, Richard Fenno makes the case that four decades out of power left Republicans without the experience they needed to properly interpret their electoral victory... or govern the country.This inexperience produced serious consequences for the party and the American political system, including the confrontational leadership of Newt Gingrich, the deterioration of cross-party civility, the general support for term limits, and an accelerated loss of public confidence in Congress.And there was more. Although all the evidence pointed to voters'' repudiation of the Democrats, the Republicans saw their victory as a mandate for wholesale change—a Republican Revolution. Instead of trying to make careful, incremental changes, their inexperience and aggressive let''s get it all, and let''s get it now tactics cost them their golden opportunity and cleared the way for the reelection of President Clinton.This book provides a timely focus on the attitudes and agendas of the inexperienced Republican freshman class and its contribution to the problem-plagued attempts to use the election campaign Contract with America as a blueprint for governing. Books List_Books, [PU: Brookings Institution Press]<