American Slavery: 1619-1877 by Peter Kolchin (English) Paperback Book

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE American Slavery by Peter Kolchin Beginning with the Colonial period, progressing through the Revolution and the Antebellum period, the book chronologically documents the historical evolution of slavery in the USA FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Beginning with the Colonial period, progressing through the Revolution and the Antebellum period, the book chronologically documents the historical evolution of slavery in the USA Notes Overview of that shameful chapter of American history which is often overlooked. Author Biography Peter Kolchin is Professor of History at the University of Delaware. Winner of the Bancroft Prize in American history, his other books include Unfree Labor- American Slavery and Russian Serfdom and A Sphinx on American Land. Table of Contents Origins and consolidation; the colonial era; the American Revolution; antebellum slavery - organization, control, paternalism; antebellum slavery - slave life; the white South - society, economy, ideology; the end of slavery. Review "A miraculous achievement . . . A concise, well-written, and sensibly argued survey of Americas greatest shame." ---"The New Yorker" "Peter Kolchins "American Slavery "is the best history of the peculiar institution that I have ever read. Paying equal attention to the slaves and the slaveholders, it is both comprehensive and fair-minded. A master of comparative history, Kolchin brilliantly shows how American slavery was similar to, and at the same time different from, forced labor in Brazil, the Caribbean, and Russia. His splendid bibliographical essay is an indispensable guide to the vast and complex literature on slavery."--David Herbert Donald, Charles Warren Professor of American History Emeritus, Harvard University "This is a brilliant and masterful synthesis of scholarship on the history of slavery in America. Kolchin not only pulls together all the relevant literature but also strikes out with his own perceptive and trenchant analyses.--August Meier, Kent State Unive Kirkus US Review In a lively interpretive history, Kolchin (History/Univ. of Delaware) succinctly traces Americas institution of slavery from its Colonial beginnings to the Reconstruction era. American slavery, Kolchin explains, didnt develop in isolation but evolved as part of a trend toward forced labor in the New World colonies, especially in the Caribbean and Brazil. In Colonial America, "the initial demand for labor was precisely that - for labor - and was largely color-blind." Most forced laborers were indentured servants from Great Britain; although some slavery existed as early as the founding, in the early 17th century, of the Virginia colony, not until that centurys close were Africans. imported in large numbers as slaves. Kolchin reveals that, while the plantation slavery of what was to become the South developed distinctively (and primarily to cultivate tobacco and cotton), it had much in common with the plantation slavery of the Caribbean (where sugar was the primary crop). By about 1770, American slavery was concentrated mostly in the South, though it existed in all of the American colonies, and, as time passed, relationships between slaves and masters changed as second-generation slaves lost much of their African culture and became Americanized. In the US - in contrast to the Caribbean - slaves lived longer, developed considerable occupational diversity, and became acculturated, particularly in their absorption of Protestantism. The Revolutionary era saw slavery threatened by Enlightenment ideology, but the institution survived more strongly than ever in the South and, during the 19th century, came to be perceived as fundamental to the Southern economy and way of life. Kolchin writes about slave life through the Civil War, and, not surprisingly, he sees slavery as leaving a legacy that has persisted throughout our own century. A clear and briskly written survey that puts slavery in context and explains its continuing impact on American life. (Kirkus Reviews) Details ISBN0140241507 Author Peter Kolchin Pages 320 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 1995 ISBN-10 0140241507 ISBN-13 9780140241501 Format Paperback Publication Date 1995-02-23 Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Subtitle 1619-1877 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 306.3620973 Illustrations notes, index Media Book Edition 1st Language English Short Title AMER SLAVERY 1619-1877 Residence DE, US UK Release Date 1995-02-23 Audience General NZ Release Date 1995-02-22 AU Release Date 1995-02-22 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:145049783;

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