Memory and Power at L'Hermitage Plantation - Heritage of a Nervous Landscape

This book documents the treatment of enslaved people at L'Hermitage Plantation in Maryland from 1794 to 1827, showing how the plantation owners' strategies to maintain power and control can be seen in the spatial landscapes of the site.

About the author

Megan M. Bailey is a research affiliate of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Maryland and has served as an archaeologist for the National Park Service.

Summary

Uses archaeological data and historical records to document the treatment of enslaved people at L’Hermitage Plantation in Maryland. Megan Bailey uses the concept of the ‘nervous landscape’ - a space where power is not absolute and resistance possible - to show how the Vincendiere family’s fear of losing control drove their brutality.

Product details

• Authors: Megan M Bailey, Megan M. Bailey
• Publisher: University Press Of Florida
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.02.2024
• EAN: 9780813080390
• ISBN: 978-0-8130-8039-0
• No. of pages: 196
• Dimensions: 228 mm x 151 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 302 g
• Illustrations: 11 b&w illustrations
• Series: Cultural Heritage Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research