Masters, Slaves, and Exchange: Power's Purchase in the Old South
(Part of the Cambridge Studies on the American South Series)
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This book examines the political economy of the master-slave relationship viewed through the lens of consumption and market exchange. What did it mean when human chattel bought commodities, 'stole' property, or gave and received gifts? Forgotten exchanges, this study argues, measured the deepest questions of worth and value, shaping an enduring struggle for power between slaves and masters. The slaves' internal economy focused intense paternalist...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1107636647
ISBN13:9781107636644
Release Date:December 2013
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:226 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"
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