Myths of the plantation society : slavery in the American South and the West Indies

Myths of the plantation society : slavery in the American South and the West Indies / Nathalie Dessens.

Author/creator	Dessens, Nathalie, 1963-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2003.
Description	x, 213 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Slavery--Southern States --History. Enslaved persons--Southern States --Social conditions. African Americans--Southern States --Social conditions. Plantation life--Southern States --History. Slavery--West Indies --History. Enslaved persons--West Indies --Social conditions. Black people--West Indies --Social conditions. Plantation life--West Indies --History. Southern States--Race relations. West Indies--Race relations.

Contents	"Discovery" and settlement -- Society, societies -- Comparative systems of slavery -- Ideology, ideologies -- Abolition and its aftermath -- Mythmaking and cultural exception.
Local note	Little-344934--305131051029U
Local note	Little-344934--305131051029U
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-203) and index.
LCCN	2003057913
ISBN	0813026822 (acid-free paper)
ISBN	9780813026824 (acid-free paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E441 .D43 2003	✔ Available	Place Hold