{"product_id":"chained-to-history-steven-j-brady-9781501778957","title":"Chained to History: Slavery and Us Foreign Relations to 1865","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2022 Phillis Wheatley Book Award, Historical-Academic Nonfiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChained to History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Steven J. Brady centers slavery in America's pre-Civil War foreign relations.\u003c\/b\u003e From the aftermath of the American Revolution, Brady examines how slavery influenced military, economic, and moral diplomatic challenges. He demonstrates how slavery intertwined with America's foreign policy, affecting trade, extradition treaties, and military alliances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrady highlights the constraints on American policymakers, who, despite an international shift toward abolition, were limited by the proslavery interests of the Democratic Party. As global powers abolished slavery, the American stance became increasingly untenable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Age of Revolutions through the Civil War, slavery consistently shaped US relations with the Atlantic World and beyond.\u003ci\u003e Chained to History\u003c\/i\u003e explores this crucial issue comprehensively, revealing how the practice of human bondage influenced America's reentry into the global community after 1865.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven J. Brady\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501778951\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501778957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Steven J. Brady","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46199245537535,"sku":"9781501778957","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2f887ede-d79c-464f-bc5a-a2ef9747f831.jpg?v=1727925485","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chained-to-history-steven-j-brady-9781501778957","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}