1st Edition

An Analysis of Eugene Genovese's Roll, Jordan, Roll The World the Slaves Made

By Cheryl Hudson, Eva Namusoke Copyright 2017
112 Pages
by Macat Library

112 Pages
by Macat Library

100 Pages
by Macat Library

Most studies of slavery are underpinned by ideology and idealism. Eugene Genovese's ground-breaking book takes a stand against both these influences, arguing not only that all ideological history is bad history – a remarkable statement, coming from a self-professed Marxist – but also that slavery itself can only be understood if master and slave are studied together, rather than separately.... Read more

Ways in to the Text 

Who was Eugene Genovese? 

What does Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made Say?  

Why does Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made Matter? 

Section 1: Influences 

Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context 

Module 2: Academic Context 

Module 3: The Problem 

Module 4: The Author's Contribution 

Section 2: Ideas  

Module 5: Main Ideas  

Module 6: Secondary Ideas  

Module 7: Achievement 

Module 8: Place in the Author's Work 

Section 3: Impact 

Module 9: The First Responses 

Module 10: The Evolving Debate 

Module 11: Impact and Influence Today 

Module 12: Where Next?  

Glossary of Terms  

People Mentioned in the Text  

Works Cited

Biography

Dr Cheryl Hudson holds a PhD in History from Vanderbilt University, where her work examined the Political Culture of Chicago, 1890-1930. Currently a University Teacher in American history at the University of Liverpool, she has taught at universities in the UK and the USA, including Oxford, Sheffield, Coventry, Vanderbilt, Sussex and Kent, and is a former director of the academic programme at the Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford.

Dr Eva Namusoke took her PhD in History from the University of Cambridge with work focusing on the History of the Church in Twentieth-Century Uganda. She is currently a research fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, at the School of Advanced Study, University of London.