Divided mastery : slave hiring in the American South /

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Divided Mastery explores a curiously neglected aspect of the history of American slavery: the rental of slaves. Though few slaves escaped being rented out at some point in their lives, this is the first book to describe the practice, and its effects on both slaves and the peculiar institution. Marti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Martin, Jonathan D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2004.
Temas:
Slavery > Southern States > History.
Enslaved persons > Employment > Southern States > History.
Slave labor > Southern States > History.
Esclaves > Travail > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Slavery
Enslaved persons > Employment
Sklavenhandel
Sklavenhalter
Slavernij.
Uitzendarbeid.
Southern States
USA > Südstaaten
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : slaves with two masters
  • Slave hiring in the evolution of slavery
  • A blessing and a curse
  • Risks and returns
  • Compromised mastery
  • Resistance and abuse
  • Working alone.

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