Features of the US Social Structure in the First Half of the 19th сentury through the Eyes of British Travelers

Karkozashvili, Nelli

doi:10.18254/S0002032-4-1

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Features of the US Social Structure in the First Half of the 19th сentury through the Eyes of British Travelers

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S207987840002032-4-1

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10.18254/S0002032-4-1

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Nelli Karkozashvili Send message

Affiliation: Demidov Yaroslavl State University
Address: Russian Federation, Yaroslavl

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Volume 9 Issue 1 (65)

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The article presents the opinions of British travelers about the US democratic social system in the first half of the 19th century. They noted the social “mobility” of Americans, a high level of well-being, success of the feminist movement, considerable scale of charity, humanization of the sphere of justice. At the same time, many British sharply criticized the inhumane system of slavery that had prevailed in the South in violation of the principles of freedom and equality. Analysis of the social order, critical evaluation of the some aspects of the USA daily life in the works of travelers had a beneficial effect on the further development of the American and British societies. Familiarization with the “American experience” accelerated the democratization of social and political system of Great Britain; exposure of the most unacceptable in the civilized states regularities persisting in America since colonial times, contributed to the intensification of the struggle to overcome them.

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USA, 19th century, democracy, social activity, the penitentiary system, social status, social life, the slaveholding system, British travelers

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GOST	Karkozashvili N. Features of the US Social Structure in the First Half of the 19th сentury through the Eyes of British Travelers // ISTORIYA. – 2018. – V. 9. – Issue 1 (65). URL: https://history.jes.su/s207987840002032-4-1/. DOI: 10.18254/S0002032-4-1
MLA	Karkozashvili, Nelli "Features of the US Social Structure in the First Half of the 19th сentury through the Eyes of British Travelers." ISTORIYA. 9.1 (65) (2018). DOI: 10.18254/S0002032-4-1
APA	Karkozashvili N. (2018). Features of the US Social Structure in the First Half of the 19th сentury through the Eyes of British Travelers. ISTORIYA. vol. 9, no. 1 (65) DOI: 10.18254/S0002032-4-1

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