| More Than Chattel: Black Women and Slavery in the Americas Contributor(s): Gaspar, David Barry (Editor), Hine, Darlene Clark (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0253210437 ISBN-13: 9780253210432 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $25.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1996 Annotation: Gender was a decisive force in slave society. Slave men's experiences differed from those of slave women, who were exploited in both reproductive and productive capacities. They did not figure prominently in revolts because they engaged in less confrontational methods of resistance, emphasizing creative struggle to survive dehumanization and abuse. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: 306.362 |
| LCCN: 95036096 |
| Series: Blacks in the Diaspora |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.10 lbs) 360 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: . . . a much-needed volume on a neglected topic that is of great interest to scholars of women, slavery, and African American history. --Drew Faust Gender was a decisive force in shaping slave society. Slave men's experiences differed from those of slave women, who were exploited both in reproductive as well as productive capacities. The women did not figure prominently in revolts, because they engaged in less confrontational resistance, emphasizing creative struggle to survive dehumanization and abuse. The contributors are Hilary Beckles, Barbara Bush, Cheryl Ann Cody, David Barry Gaspar, David P. Geggus, Virginia Meacham Gould, Mary Karasch, Wilma King, Bernard Moitt, Celia E. Naylor-Ojurongbe, Robert A. Olwell, Claire Robertson, Robert W. Slenes, Susan M. Socolow, Richard H. Steckel, and Brenda E. Stevenson. |