Unfreedom: Slavery and Dependence in Eighteenth-Century Boston

by Jared Ross Hardesty

Book Overview

Choice Outstanding Academic Title of 2016

Reveals the lived experience of slaves in eighteenth-century Boston

Instead of relying on the traditional dichotomy of slavery and freedom, Hardesty argues we should understand slavery in Boston as part of a continuum of unfreedom. In this context, African slavery existed alongside many other forms of oppression, including Native American slavery, indentured servitude, apprenticeship,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479801844
• ISBN13: 9781479801848
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"