Mastered by the clock : time, slavery, and freedom in the American South

Mastered by the clock : time, slavery, and freedom in the American South / Mark M. Smith.

Author/creator	Smith, Mark M. (Mark Michael), 1968-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©1997.
Description	xx, 303 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subject(s)	Slavery--Southern States --History --18th century. Slavery--Southern States --History --19th century. Time--Social aspects --Southern States --History --18th century. Time--Social aspects --Southern States --History --19th century. Plantation life--Southern States --History --18th century. Plantation life--Southern States --History --19th century. Southern States--Social conditions.

Series	Fred W. Morrison series in Southern studies Fred W. Morrison series in Southern studies. ^A229145
Contents	Time in southern slave society -- Times democratic : clocks, watches, makers, and owners, 1700-1900 -- Taming time's pinions, weaving time's web : of times natural, sacred, and secular, 1700-1900 -- Apostles of progress, agents of time : consolidating time consciousness in the south, 1750-1865 -- Master time, 1750-1865 -- Time in African American work and culture -- New south, old time -- Times hegemonic : standard time.
Local note	Little-309390--3051310258791
Local note	Little-309390--3051310258791
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [258]-291) and index.
LCCN	97007045
ISBN	0807823449 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0807846937 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0807846686 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E446 .S65 1997	✔ Available	Place Hold