Debating slavery : economy and society in the antebellum American South / prepared for the Economic...
Debating slavery : economy and society in the antebellum American South / prepared for the Economic...
Debating slavery : economy and society in the antebellum American South / prepared for the Economic History Society by Mark M. Smith.
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Date
1998.
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N306.3620975/1
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English
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xii, 117 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Contents
1. The contours of a debate -- 2. Slaveholders and plantations -- 3. Yeomen and non-slaveowners -- 4. Slaves -- 5. The profitability of slavery as a business -- 6. The profitability of slavery as a system -- 7. New directions, toward consensus.
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1998.
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Summary
The economic and social aspects of slavery in the antebellum American South are the main focus of this study, and with the use of illustrative material and a critical bibliography, Dr Smith outlines the main contours of this complex debate, summarizes the contending viewpoints, and at the same time weighs up the relative importance, strengths, and...
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Debating slavery : economy and society in the antebellum American South / prepared for the Economic History Society by Mark M. Smith.
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New studies in economic and social history.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-112) and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N306.3620975/1
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74VMBwZPZlp3
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0521571588 (hardback)
9780521576963 (pbk.)
0521576962 (pbk.)
9780521571586 (hardback)
DDC
306.3620975
975.03
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991002250409702626
