River of dark dreams: slavery and empire in the cotton kingdom
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Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
2013
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Slavery
> Mississippi River Valley
> History
> 19th century
> Cotton growing
> Mississippi River Valley
> History
> 19th century
> Slavery
> Economic aspects
> Mississippi River Valley
> History
> 19th century
> Capitalism
> Mississippi River Valley
> History
> 19th century
> Social change
> Mississippi River Valley
> History
> 19th century
> Imperialism
> History
> 19th century
> Slave trade
> History
> 19th century
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| title_full | River of dark dreams slavery and empire in the cotton kingdom Walter Johnson |
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| title_full_unstemmed | River of dark dreams slavery and empire in the cotton kingdom Walter Johnson |
| title_short | River of dark dreams |
| title_sort | river of dark dreams slavery and empire in the cotton kingdom |
| title_sub | slavery and empire in the cotton kingdom |
| topic | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies bisacsh Capitalism fast Commerce fast Cotton growing fast Imperialism fast Race relations fast Slave trade fast Slavery fast Slavery / Economic aspects fast Social change fast Territorial expansion fast Slavery Mississippi River Valley History 19th century Cotton growing Mississippi River Valley History 19th century Slavery Economic aspects Mississippi River Valley History 19th century Capitalism Mississippi River Valley History 19th century Social change Mississippi River Valley History 19th century Imperialism History 19th century Slave trade History 19th century Wirtschaft (DE-588)4066399-1 gnd Sklaverei (DE-588)4055260-3 gnd Sklavenhandel (DE-588)4198287-3 gnd |
| topic_facet | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies Capitalism Commerce Cotton growing Imperialism Race relations Slave trade Slavery Slavery / Economic aspects Social change Territorial expansion Slavery Mississippi River Valley History 19th century Cotton growing Mississippi River Valley History 19th century Slavery Economic aspects Mississippi River Valley History 19th century Capitalism Mississippi River Valley History 19th century Social change Mississippi River Valley History 19th century Imperialism History 19th century Slave trade History 19th century Wirtschaft Sklaverei Sklavenhandel Mississippital |
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