Consent in the presence of force : sexual violence and Black women's survival in antebellum New Orleans / Emily A. Owens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Owens, Emily A., author.

Contributor:

JSTOR (Online Service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Enslaved women--Abuse of--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--19th century.

Enslaved women.

Enslaved women--Sexual behavior--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--19th century.

Enslaved women--Louisiana--New Orleans--Social conditions--19th century.

African American women--Abuse of--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--19th century.

African American women.

African American women--Sexual behavior--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--19th century.

African American women--Louisiana--New Orleans--Social conditions--19th century.

Sexual abuse victims--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--19th century.

Sexual abuse victims.

Rape--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--19th century.

Rape.

Sex workers--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--19th century.

Sex workers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2023]

Contents:

Preface: On Lies (Or, After Archival Failure)

Introduction: Eliza's Last Child

Ordinary Violence

Any White Woman or Girl

Contracts

Of Mistresses and Concubines: Ann Maria Barclay's Critique of Marriage

Seeing New Orleans Again

Afterword: Believe Women.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781469670539 (electronic bk.)

1469670534 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

40031483744

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.