African American Slavery and Disability: Bodies, Property and Power in the Antebellum South, 1800-1860
Author:   Dea Boster (Columbus State Community College, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Volume:   39
ISBN:  

9780415537247


Pages:   184
Publication Date:   18 December 2012
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Dea Boster (Columbus State Community College, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   39
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.400kg
ISBN:  

9780415537247


ISBN 10:   041553724
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   18 December 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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"1. Introduction: ""Here Are the Marks Yet"" Part 1: Bodies 2. The Dual Stigma of Race and Disability in Antebellum America 3. Sources of ""Unsoundness"" in African American Slaves Part 2: Property 4. Labor and Expectation in the Lives of Slaves with Disabilities 5. Disability, Value, and the Language of Slave Sales Part 3: Power 6. Disability, Mastery and Power Dynamics in the Antebellum South 7. Epilogue and Conclusion: Seeing ""Moses"""

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African American Slavery and Disability...makes a significant historiographical contribution by probing questions of race and slavery through the analytical lens of disability. -Jeff Forret, Lamar University in The Journal of Southern History


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Dea Boster received her Ph.D. in History at the University of Michigan and is an Instructor for the Humanities Department at Columbus State Community College.

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