More Than Chattel: Black Women and Slavery in the Americas

By David B. Gaspar and David Barry Gaspar

Book Overview

". . . enriching reading on the complexity and diversity of women's lives under slavery. . . . its subject is essential to the study of slavery, it offers some excellent remedies for the gaps that undoubtedly plague many reading lists on the topic." -Journal of Economic History "This valuable collection will be read with interest by all students of women's history." -Plantation Society in the Americas "This book makes an important contribution to our understanding of slave women in the Americas while offering ideas for new research directions." -New West Indian Guide/Nieuwe West-Indische Gids "This superb collection makes an important contribution to our understanding of slavery." -Times Literary Supplement "This exciting collection demonstrates that 'gendered relations and expectations' means that 'slave women experienced slavery quite differently from slave men.' . . . The volume provides an excellent overview of the growing integration of the history of slavery and women's history, and is admirably suited for course work in those fields." -Choice " . . . a much-needed volume on a neglected topic that is of great interest to scholars of women, slavery, and African American history." -Drew Faust "This provocative text is yet another example of the valuable contributions to scholarship that have been made by Dr. Gaspar and Dr. Hine." -The Journal of American History ". . . this volume is a first-rate introduction to students . . ." -Labor History Exploring slavery and slave society through the lives of black women. Gender was a decisive force in shaping slave society. Slave men's experiences differed from those of slave women, who were exploited both in reproductive as well as productive capacities.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253210437
• ISBN13: 9780253210432
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher