The African-American Family in Slavery and Emancipation

by Wilma A. Dunaway

Book Overview

In The African-American Family in Slavery and Emancipation, Wilma Dunaway calls into question the dominant paradigm of the US slave family. She contends that US slavery studies have been flawed by neglect of small plantations and export zones and exaggeration of slave agency. Using data on population trends and Slave narratives, she identifies several profit-maximizing strategies that owners implemented to disrupt and endanger African-American families,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521012163
• ISBN13: 9780521012164
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 8.9"