Race Relations in British North America, 1607-1783

Bys: Alan M. Smith and Bruce A. Glasrud

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0882293885
• ISBN13: 9780882293882
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 355 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.1" x 5.7"

Customer Reviews

Seeing through new eyes: the filter of history

An invaluable book for anyone interested in cultural studies, Native Americans, African Americans, or EuroAmerican colonial events. The views presented in this book were some of the first challenges to "traditional race-relations wisdom" which have come to be accepted doctrine today. The collection of papers is especially valuable to help us understand how EuroAmericans were "puppet-masters" who benefited by playing other cultural groups against each other. And, though EuroAmericans often were helped in various ways by Native Americans and African Americans these "good works" did not lead to social rewards by their EuroAmerican peers. In light of current debate over reparations, the existence of Indian slavery in South Carolina before Africans were enslaved there (Duncan)brings up the issue of reparations to their descendants. Perhaps most fascinating is Alpert's paper on the origins of African slavery in which he develops the chronology of indentured servant to slave in Maryland. Since this process occurred elsewhere in the U.S. and with other groups, it is a valuable insight. Not light reading--but no one who considers him/herself informed about culture wars and cultural issues should ignore this book.