1st Edition
American Race Relations and the Legacy of British Colonialism
By Thomas H. Stanton
Copyright 2020
76 Pages
by
Routledge
76 Pages
by
Routledge
76 Pages
by
Routledge
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Colonial rule distorts a colony’s economy and its society, and British rule was no exception. British policies led to a stratified American colonial society with slaves on the bottom and white settlers on top. The divided society functioned through laws that imposed rules and defined roles of the respective races. This occurred in other colonies too, often leading to strife that continues today.... Read more
1. Introduction and Overview
2. Colonial Economies, Societies, and Laws
3. The Rule of Law and Its Significance
4. Law and America’s Divided Society
5. Conclusion: Overcoming the Colonial History of America’s Divided Society
Biography
Thomas H. Stanton is a former President of the Association for Federal Enterprise Risk Management and currently teaches as an adjunct faculty member at the Center for Advanced Governmental Studies at the Johns Hopkins University. Website: www.thomas-stanton.com.
