Enslaved Women in America - From Colonial Times to Emancipation

Informationen zum Autor Emily West is associate professor in American history at the University of Reading and the author of Chains of Love: Slave Couples in Antebellum South Carolina and Family or Freedom: People of Color in the Antebellum South. Klappentext In this book, historian Emily West offers the first comprehensive overview of the lives of enslaved women in America by placing their stories within the broader context of slavery in this country from the colonial era through to the end of the Civil War. Zusammenfassung In this book! historian Emily West offers the first comprehensive overview of the lives of enslaved women in America by placing their stories within the broader context of slavery in this country from the colonial era through to the end of the Civil War. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chronology Introduction Chapter 1: Enslaving African Women Chapter 2: Enslaved Women in the Colonial Era Chapter 3: Enslaved Women in the Revolutionary Era and Early Republic Chapter 4: Enslaved Women in the Antebellum South Chapter 5: Enslaved Women in the Civil War Epilogue Documents Bibliographic Essay Index About the Author

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Emily West, West Emily
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9781442208728
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-0872-8
• Pagine: 168
• Serie: The African American History Series; The African American Experience Series
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, United States of America, USA, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History of the Americas, Slavery & abolition of slavery, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Slavery and abolition of slavery, African American History;Women's History