Cultivation and Culture: Labor and the Shaping of Slave Life in the Americas by

Description: Cultivation and Culture by Ira Berlin, Philip D. Morgan So central was labour in the lives of African-American slaves that it has often been taken for granted, with little attention given to the type of work that slaves did. Cultivation and Culture explores when, where, and how slaves laboured in growing the New Worlds great staples and how this work shaped the institution of slavery and the lives of African-American slaves. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description So central was labour in the lives of African-American slaves that it has often been taken for granted, with little attention given to the type of work that slaves did and the circumstances surrounding it. "Cultivation and Culture" brings together essays by leading scholars of slavery - historians, anthropologists and sociologists - to explore when, where and how slaves laboured in growing the New Worlds great staples and how this work shaped the institution of slavery and the lives of African-American slaves. Selected from a conference on comparative slavery at the University of Maryland that set the agenda for the next decades research in this field, the essays focus on the inter-relationship between the demands of particular crops, the organisation of labour, the nature of the labour force and the character of agricultural technology. They reveal the full complexity of the institution of chattel bondage in the New World and suggest why and how slavery varied from place to place and time to time.What these scholars show is that although work in the slave owners fields accounted for most of the slaves labouring time, slaves also worked for themselves and their independent economic activities had far-reaching consequences. By producing food for themselves and others, tending cash crops, raising livestock, manufacturing finished goods, marketing their own products, consuming and saving the proceeds, and bequeathing property to their descendants, slaves took control of a large part of their lives. In many ways their independent economic endeavours offered a foundation for their domestic and community life, determining the social structure of slave society and providing a material basis for their distinctive culture. In exploring both the work that slaves performed for their owners and the work they did for themselves, "Cultivation and Culture" sheds new light on the origins and development of African-American culture and provides a new understanding of the African-American experience in slavery. Author Biography Ira Berlin is Professor of History at the University of Maryland. His publications include, with Philip D. Morgan The Slaves Economy: Independent Production by Slaves in the New World and as, chief editor, Freedom: A Documentary History of Emancipation. Philip D. Morgan is Associate Professor of History at Florida State University. His publications include Slave Counterpoint: Black Culture in the Eighteenth-Century Chesapeake and Lowcountry and, with Bernard Bailyn, Strangers within the Realm: Cultural Margins of the First British Empire. Long Description So central was labor in the lives of African-American slaves that it has often been taken for granted, with little attention given to the type of work that slaves did and the circumstances surrounding it. Cultivation and Culture brings together leading scholars of slavery- historians, anthropologists, and sociologists- to explore when, where, and how slaves labored in growing the New Worlds great staples and how this work shaped the institution of slavery and the lives of African-American slaves. The authors focus on the interrelationships between the demands of particular crops, the organization of labor, the nature of the labor force, and the character of agricultural technology. They show the full complexity of the institution of chattel bondage in the New World and suggest why and how slavery varied from place to place and time to time. Description for Reader Ira Berlin is Professor of History at the University of Maryland. His publications include, with Philip D. Morgan The Slaves Economy: Independent Production by Slaves in the New World and as, chief editor, Freedom: A Documentary History of Emancipation. Philip D. Morgan is Associate Professor of History at Florida State University. His publications include Slave Counterpoint: Black Culture in the Eighteenth-Century Chesapeake and Lowcountry and, with Bernard Bailyn, Strangers within the Realm: Cultural Margins of the First British Empire. Details ISBN0813914248 Short Title CULTIVATION & CULTURE Publisher University of Virginia Press Series Carter G. Woodson Institute Series in Black Studies Language English ISBN-10 0813914248 ISBN-13 9780813914244 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 1993 Imprint University of Virginia Press Subtitle Labor and the Shaping of Slave Life in the Americas Place of Publication Charlottesville Country of Publication United States Edited by Philip D. Morgan Birth 1949 DOI 10.1604/9780813914244 AU Release Date 1993-04-29 NZ Release Date 1993-04-29 UK Release Date 1993-04-29 Author Philip D. Morgan Pages 388 Publication Date 1993-04-30 DEWEY 306.3 Audience Undergraduate US Release Date 1993-04-30 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! TheNile_Item_ID:88645372;

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