Masters, slaves, and exchange : power's purchase in the Old South /

Masters, slaves, and exchange : power's purchase in the Old South /

This book examines the political economy of the master-slave relationship viewed through the lens of consumption and market exchange. What did it mean when human chattel bought commodities, 'stole' property, or gave and received gifts? Forgotten exchanges, this study argues, measured the d...

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Main Author: Hilliard, Kathleen M., 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Series:Cambridge studies on the American South.
Subjects:
Slavery > Economic aspects > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Slavery > Social aspects > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Slaves > Southern States > Economic conditions > 19th century.
Slaveholders > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Plantation owners > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Exchange > Social aspects > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Consumer behavior > Social aspects > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Paternalism > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Southern States > Economic conditions > 19th century.
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