|
|
|
Item Details
Title:
|
DRED
A TALE OF THE GREAT DISMAL SWAMP |
By: |
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Robert S. Levine (Editor) |
Format: |
Paperback |
List price:
|
£51.00 |
Our price: |
£49.47 |
Discount: |
|
You save:
|
£1.53 |
|
|
|
|
ISBN 10: |
0807856851 |
ISBN 13: |
9780807856857 |
Availability: |
Usually dispatched within 1-3 weeks.
Delivery
rates
|
Stock: |
Currently 0 available |
Publisher: |
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS |
Pub. date: |
1 February, 2006 |
Edition: |
Anniversary edition |
Pages: |
656 |
Description: |
Explores the issue of slavery from an African American perspective. This book presents conflicting beliefs about race, the institution of slavery, and the possibilities of violent resistance. It probes the political and spiritual goals that fuel Dred's rebellion, and creates a figure far different from the acquiescent Christian martyr Uncle Tom. |
Synopsis: |
Harriet Beecher Stowe's second antislavery novel was written partly in response to the criticisms of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (1852) by both white Southerners and black abolitionists. In "Dred" (1856), Stowe attempts to explore the issue of slavery from an African American perspective. Through the compelling stories of Nina Gordon, the mistress of a slave plantation, and Dred, a black revolutionary, Stowe brings to life conflicting beliefs about race, the institution of slavery, and the possibilities of violent resistance. Probing the political and spiritual goals that fuel Dred's rebellion, Stowe creates a figure far different from the acquiescent Christian martyr Uncle Tom. In his introduction to the classic novel, Robert S. Levine outlines the antislavery debates in which Stowe had become deeply involved before and during her writing of "Dred". Levine shows that in addition to its significance in literary history, the novel remains relevant to present-day discussions of cross-racial perspectives. |
Illustrations: |
notes, bibl |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
The University of North Carolina Press |
Returns: |
Returnable |
|
|
|
|
Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr
A celebratory, inclusive and educational exploration of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr for both children that celebrate and children who want to understand and appreciate their peers who do.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|