Description: Slavery in the American Mountain South This book focuses on slave experiences on small plantations in the American Upper South. Wilma A. Dunaway (Author) 9780521812757, Cambridge University Press Hardback, published 26 May 2003 368 pages 23.7 x 15.7 x 2.8 cm, 0.602 kg 'This is an important book … Dunaway's sophisticated work contributes significantly to our understanding of slavery's role in the upcountry and to the economic and racial dynamics sustaining it in the southern region as a whole.' Ethnic & Racial Studies Wilma Dunaway breaks new ground by focusing on slave experiences on small plantations in the Upper South. She argues that a region was not buffered from the political, economic, and social impacts of enslavement simply because it was characterized by low black population density and small slaveholdings. By drawing on a massive statistical data base derived from antebellum census manuscripts and county tax records of 215 counties in nine states, on a vast array of slaveholder manuscripts, and on regional slave narratives, she pinpoints several indicators that distinguished Mountain South enslavement from the Lower South. These include a higher incidence of ethnic mixing between African and Native American slaves, heavier reliance on the field labor of women and children, and more frequent assignment of slaves to non-agricultural occupations. Dunaway also calls into question the notion that large numbers were necessary before slaves could engage in community building and resistance. List of maps Introduction 1. Slavery's grip on the Mountain South 2. Labor management on mountain plantations 3. Slaves in commerce and travel capitalism 4. Slaves in industry and manufacturing 5. Slavery and poor whites in the Mountain South 6. Repression and antisystemic resistance on mountain plantations 7. Cultural resistance and community building on mountain plantations Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index. Subject Areas: Regional geography [RGL], Slavery & abolition of slavery [HBTS], Social & cultural history [HBTB], Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 [HBLL], History of the Americas [HBJK]
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BIC Subject Area 1: Regional geography [RGL]
BIC Subject Area 2: Slavery & abolition of slavery [HBTS]
BIC Subject Area 3: Social & cultural history [HBTB]
BIC Subject Area 4: Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 [HBLL]
BIC Subject Area 5: History of the Americas [HBJK]
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
Publication Name: Slavery in the American Mountain South
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Item Height: 229 mm
Subject: Geography & Geosciences, History
Publication Year: 2003
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 730 g
Author: Wilma A. Dunaway
Item Width: 152 mm
Series: Studies in Modern Capitalism
Format: Hardcover
