Women and slavery in nineteenth-century colonial Cuba / Sarah L. Franklin.

Author/creator Franklin, Sarah L.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoRochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2012.
Description1 online resource (xi, 223 pages) : illustrations.
Supplemental ContentProQuest Ebook Central
Subjects
Slavery--Cuba. --History. --19th century.
Women--Cuba. --History. --19th century.
Enslaved women--Cuba. --History. --19th century.
Patriarchy--Cuba. --History. --19th century.
Paternalism--Cuba. --History. --19th century.
Sex role--Cuba. --History. --19th century.
Cuba--Social conditions. --19th century.

SeriesRochester studies in African history and the diaspora, 1092-5228 ; v. 54
Rochester studies in African history and the diaspora ; v. 54. ^A494126
Contents Introduction: Patriarchy, Paternalism, and the Development of the Slave Society -- Virgins and Mothers -- Wives -- Pupils -- The Needy -- Wet Nurses -- Conclusion: A Shifting Landscape.
Abstract "Scholars have long recognized the importance of gender and hierarchy in the slave societies of the New World, yet gendered analysis of Cuba has lagged behind study of other regions. Cuban elites recognized that creating and maintaining the Cuban slave society required a rigid social hierarchy based on race, gender, and legal status. Given the dramatic changes that came to Cuba in the wake of the Haitian Revolution and the growth of the enslaved population, the maintenance of order required a patriarchy that placed both women and slaves among the lower ranks. Based on a variety of archival and printed primary sources, this book examines how patriarchy functioned outside the confines of the family unit by scrutinizing the foundation on which nineteenth-century Cuban patriarchy rested. This book investigates how patriarchy operated in the lives of the women of Cuba, from elite women to slaves. Through chapters on motherhood, marriage, education, public charity, and the sale of slaves, insight is gained into the role of patriarchy both as a guiding ideology and lived history in the Caribbean's longest lasting slave society."--Publisher's description.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionPrint version record.
Issued in other formPrint version: Franklin, Sarah L. Women and slavery in nineteenth-century colonial Cuba. Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2012 9781580464024
Genre/formElectronic books.
Genre/formHistory.
ISBN9781580467773 (electronic bk.)
ISBN1580467776 (electronic bk.)
Standard identifier# 9786613932679
Standard identifier# 40021107667
Stock number393267 MIL
Stock number22573/ctt16gcg1 JSTOR

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