Slavery : History And Historians / Peter J. Parish.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parish, Peter J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slavery--United States--History.

Slavery.

African Americans--History--To 1863.

African Americans.

Slavery--United States--Historiography.

African Americans--History--To 1863--Historiography.

Southern States--History--1775-1865.

Southern States.

Southern States--History--1775-1865--Historiography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (195 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Taylor and Francis, 2018.

Summary:

"This study of slavery focuses initially on the drastic revisions in the historical debate on slavery and the present understanding of? the peculiar institution.? It gives a concise explanation of the nature of American slavery and its impact on the slaves themselves and on Southern society and culture. And it broadens our understanding of the debates among historians about slavery; compares Southern slavery with slavery elsewhere in the New World; and shows how slavery evolved and changed over time and how it ended. Peter Parish examines some of the important recent works on slavery to identify crucial questions and basic themes and define the main areas of controversy."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

chapter 1 The Paradoxical Institution: Complexity and Controversy / Peter J. Parish

chapter 2 The Making of an Institution / Peter J. Parish

chapter 3 The Labor of the Slaves / Peter J. Parish

chapter 4 The Business of Slavery / Peter J. Parish

chapter 5 The Lives of the Slaves / Peter J. Parish

chapter 6 Variations, Exceptions, and Comparisons / Peter J. Parish

chapter 7 Slavery and Southern White Society / Peter J. Parish

chapter 8 The Death Throes of Slavery / Peter J. Parish.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-97694-1

0-429-49731-8

0-429-96586-9

1-4294-8494-2

9780429497315

OCLC:

1022560440