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The Slavery Debates, 1952-1990: A Retrospective (Walter Lynwood Fleming Lectures in Southern History Series) Hardcover – January 1, 2003

by Robert William Fogel (Author)
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Discusses the reexamination of scholarly research on American slavery using quantitative data and statistical methods.
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  1. Print length
    112 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Louisiana State Univ Pr
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 2003
  5. Dimensions
    5.75 x 0.5 x 8.75 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0807128813
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0807128817
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Fogel, a Nobel Prize-winning economist, provides personal perspective on the heated debates triggered by the publication of his book Time on the Cross (1974). Fogel and coauthor Stanley Engerman used cliometrics (quantitative data to analyze historical problems) to conclude that American slavery was a profitable and efficient system, contrary to arguments used by abolitionists to appeal to those immune to solely moral arguments. Fogel recalls the controversy surrounding his work and the broader scholarly debates concerning the intersection of the morality and the profitability of American slavery. In this series of lectures, Fogel examines the prevailing scholarship from 1952 until 1990, including the irony of resistance to the development of black studies programs as a scholarly pursuit and the contributions of those programs as a testing ground for new social science methods. Although somewhat academic, Fogel's book offers great clarity and insight into a very sensitive topic, examining the benefits the nation has derived from a morally reprehensible practice and our failure to come to terms with that fact. Vernon Ford
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Louisiana State Univ Pr; First Edition (January 1, 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 112 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0807128813
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0807128817
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.59 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 0.5 x 8.75 inches
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