Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Class conflict and the American Civil War
- Part I Context
- Part II Slavery versus capitalism
- Part III The second party system
- Conclusion: Economic development, class conflict and American politics, 1820–1850
- Appendix: A review of some major works on the economics of slavery
- Index
Part I - Context
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 January 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Class conflict and the American Civil War
- Part I Context
- Part II Slavery versus capitalism
- Part III The second party system
- Conclusion: Economic development, class conflict and American politics, 1820–1850
- Appendix: A review of some major works on the economics of slavery
- Index
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1996