| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Description |
xxvi, 306 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
Problems in American civilization |
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Problems in American civilization.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-306). |
| Contents |
pt. 1. What is slavery? Slavery and social death / Orlando Patterson ; On paternalism / Eugene D. Genovese -- pt. 2. The emergence of slavery. Slavery in the New World / Robert Fogel ; Time, space, and the evolution of African-American society / Ira Berlin ; Slavery and freedom : the American paradox / Edmund S. Morgan ; The uncertain antislavery commitment of Thomas Jefferson / David Brion Davis -- pt. 3. Slave life and culture. Slave spirituals / Lawrence Levine ; Images of slavery : a photographic essay ; Conjure / Albert J. Raboteau ; Nutrition and nutriments / Kenneth F. Kiple, Virginia H. King -- pt. 4. Family and gender. The life cycle of slaves / Allan Kulikoff ; Family life / Herbert G. Gutman ; Slave women / Elizabeth Fox-Genovese -- pt. 5. United States slavery in comparative perspective. The origins of racial slavery in Virginia and South Africa / George M. Fredrickson ; American slavery and Russian serfdom / Peter Kolchin ; Slavery and emancipation in comparative perspective / Stanley L. Engerman -- pt. 5. Slavery and society. Slave management / Drew G. Faust ; Slave revolts / Eugene D. Genovese ; Slavery and the civil War / Eric Foner. |
| Summary |
This anthology reflects the sweeping changes of recent years in historians' views of slavery, featuring essays from the growing fields of social history, women's history, and comparative history. |
| Subject |
Slavery -- United States.
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Slavery -- America.
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Slavery. (OCoLC)fst01120426
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America. (OCoLC)fst01239786
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Author |
Goodheart, Lawrence B., 1944-
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Brown, Richard D.
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Rabe, Stephen G.
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| ISBN |
0669244465 |
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9780669244465 |
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