{"product_id":"from-abolition-to-rights-for-all-the-making-of-a-reform-community-in-the-nineteenth-century-hardcover","title":"From Abolition to Rights for All: The Making of a Reform Community in the Nineteenth Century - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn T. Cumbler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Abolition to Rights for All The Making of a Reform Community in the Nineteenth Century John T. Cumbler \"This study demonstrates the breadth and continuity of nineteenth-century reform in the U.S., all too easily obscured by the cataclysm of civil war.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e \"A fine book that should be high on the reading list of anyone interested in American social movements.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Social History\u003c\/i\u003e The Civil War was not the end, as is often thought, of reformist activism among abolitionists. After emancipation was achieved, they broadened their struggle to pursue equal rights for women, state medicine, workers' rights, fair wages, immigrants' rights, care of the poor, and a right to decent housing and a healthy environment. Focusing on the work of a key group of activists from 1835 to the dawn of the twentieth century, \u003ci\u003eFrom Abolition to Rights for All\u003c\/i\u003e investigates how reformers, linked together and radicalized by their shared experiences in the abolitionist struggle, articulated a core natural rights ideology and molded it into a rationale for successive reform movements. The book follows the abolitionists' struggles and successes in organizing a social movement. For a time after the Civil War these reformers occupied major positions of power, only to be rebuffed in the later years of the nineteenth century as the larger society rejected their inclusive understanding of natural rights. The narrative of perseverance among this small group would be a continuing source of inspiration for reform. The pattern they established--local organization, expansive vision, and eventual challenge by powerful business interests and individuals--would be mirrored shortly thereafter by Progressives. \u003cb\u003eJohn T. Cumbler\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at the University of Louisville and is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eReasonable Use: The People, the Environment, and the State, New England 1790-1930\u003c\/i\u003e. 2007 256 pages 6 x 9 ISBN 978-0-8122-4026-9 Cloth $49.95s  32.50 ISBN 978-0-8122-0382-0 Ebook $49.95s  32.50 World Rights American History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn T. Cumbler is Professor of History at the University of Louisville and is the author of several books, including Reasonable Use: The People, the Environment, and the State, New England 1790-1930.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 26, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130688835719,"sku":"9780812240269","price":91.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/00eda195c449daa9dd4c07c17af43501.webp?v=1732612957","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/from-abolition-to-rights-for-all-the-making-of-a-reform-community-in-the-nineteenth-century-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}