| The African-American Family in Slavery and Emancipation Contributor(s): Dunaway, Wilma A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521012163 ISBN-13: 9780521012164 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $31.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: Wilma Dunaway contends that studies of the U.S. slave family are flawed by the neglect of small plantations and export zones and the exaggeration of slave agency. Using data on population trends and slave narratives, Dunaway identifies several profit-maximizing strategies that owners implemented to disrupt and endanger African-American families. These effective strategies include forced labor migrations, structural interference in marriages and childcare, sexual exploitation of women, shortfalls in provision of basic survival needs, and ecological risks. This book is unique in its examination of new threats to family persistence that emerged during the Civil War and Reconstruction. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - Social Science | Slavery |
| Dewey: 306.362 |
| LCCN: 2002071484 |
| Series: Studies in Modern Capitalism |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.4" W x 8.86" (1.11 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Family |