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- catalog abstract ""August H. Nimtz, Jr. argues that Marx and his partner, Frederick Engels, had a far more acute and insightful reading of American democracy than Tocqueville because they recognized that the overthrow of slavery and the cessation of racial oppression were central to its realization. Nimtz's account contrasts both the writings and the civil action of Tocqueville, Marx, and Engels, noting that Marx and Engels actively mobilized the German American community in opposition to the slavocracy prior to the Civil War and that Marx heartily supported the Union cause. "This trenchant investigation into the approaches of these major thinkers provides fresh insight into past and present debates about race and democracy in America."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13031430.
- catalog coverage "United States Politics and government 1783-1865.".
- catalog coverage "United States Politics and government 1861-1865.".
- catalog coverage "United States Race relations Political aspects.".
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""August H. Nimtz, Jr. argues that Marx and his partner, Frederick Engels, had a far more acute and insightful reading of American democracy than Tocqueville because they recognized that the overthrow of slavery and the cessation of racial oppression were central to its realization. Nimtz's account contrasts both the writings and the civil action of Tocqueville, Marx, and Engels, noting that Marx and Engels actively mobilized the German American community in opposition to the slavocracy prior to the Civil War and that Marx heartily supported the Union cause.".
- catalog description ""This trenchant investigation into the approaches of these major thinkers provides fresh insight into past and present debates about race and democracy in America."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Democracy in America : two perspectives -- The lessons of the 'most progressive nation' -- Tocqueville's America -- The judgement of recent scholarship : a balance sheet -- Toward the 'general conflagration' : theory and practice -- The 'new world view' -- Slavery, free soil and the workers movement -- Preparing for a new revolution -- 'A last card up its sleeve' : the overthrow of slavery -- Explaining the Civil War -- The new 'struggle in the press' -- From a 'constitutional' to a 'revolutionary' war -- A comradely disagreement -- The judgement of modern scholarship -- Revolutionary practice -- Marx and Engels's contribution -- A dream deferred : the failed 'attempt to reconstruct -- Democracy in America' -- Reconstruction -- Birth of a new labor movement -- Marx on race -- Overthrow of reconstruction -- Were Marx and Engels derelict -- When 'conditions' become 'ripe' -- Conclusions -- Appendix -- Thomas Messer-Kruse's, the Yankee international : recent -- Adventures in gratuitous Marx-bashing -- Marx, the suspect democrat -- The Irish turn -- 'Narrow trade unionism' -- 'False emancipation of women'[?] -- Marx's 'machinations' -- About Sorge -- Whither Yankee internationalism?".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-283) and index.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 299 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Marx, Tocqueville, and race in America.".
- catalog identifier "0739106775 (alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0739106783 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Marx, Tocqueville, and race in America.".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books,".
- catalog relation "Marx, Tocqueville, and race in America.".
- catalog spatial "United States Politics and government 1783-1865.".
- catalog spatial "United States Politics and government 1861-1865.".
- catalog spatial "United States Race relations Political aspects.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "320.973/01 21".
- catalog subject "Democracy United States History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "E449 .N76 2003".
- catalog subject "Engels, Friedrich, 1820-1895 Political and social views.".
- catalog subject "Marx, Karl, 1818-1883 Political and social views.".
- catalog subject "Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)".
- catalog subject "Reconstruction.".
- catalog subject "Slavery Political aspects United States History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859 Political and social views.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Democracy in America : two perspectives -- The lessons of the 'most progressive nation' -- Tocqueville's America -- The judgement of recent scholarship : a balance sheet -- Toward the 'general conflagration' : theory and practice -- The 'new world view' -- Slavery, free soil and the workers movement -- Preparing for a new revolution -- 'A last card up its sleeve' : the overthrow of slavery -- Explaining the Civil War -- The new 'struggle in the press' -- From a 'constitutional' to a 'revolutionary' war -- A comradely disagreement -- The judgement of modern scholarship -- Revolutionary practice -- Marx and Engels's contribution -- A dream deferred : the failed 'attempt to reconstruct -- Democracy in America' -- Reconstruction -- Birth of a new labor movement -- Marx on race -- Overthrow of reconstruction -- Were Marx and Engels derelict -- When 'conditions' become 'ripe' -- Conclusions -- Appendix -- Thomas Messer-Kruse's, the Yankee international : recent -- Adventures in gratuitous Marx-bashing -- Marx, the suspect democrat -- The Irish turn -- 'Narrow trade unionism' -- 'False emancipation of women'[?] -- Marx's 'machinations' -- About Sorge -- Whither Yankee internationalism?".
- catalog title "Marx, Tocqueville, and race in America : the "absolute democracy" or "defiled republic" / August H. Nimtz, Jr.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".