Setting slavery's limits : physical confrontations in Antebellum Virginia, 1801-1860 / Christopher H. Bouton.

Author/creator Bouton, Christopher H. author.
Format Book
PublicationLanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2020]
Copyright Date©2020
Descriptionxxv, 179 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Slavery--Virginia. --History. --19th century.
Enslaved persons--Virginia. --History. --19th century.
Interpersonal confrontation--Virginia. --History. --19th century.
Violence--Virginia. --History. --19th century.

SeriesNew studies in southern history
New studies in Southern history. ^A1343897
Contents Introduction: Contextualizing Confrontations -- Paternalism & Physical Confrontations -- Masculinity & Physical Confrontations -- Resistance to Sexual Exploitation -- Enslaved Women's Violence and the Household -- Protecting White Supremacy -- Epilogue: What Violence Meant to the Enslaved.
Abstract "This study examines how slaves in antebellum Virginia, through physical confrontations with whites, fought to reassert some measure of control over their day-to-day lives. The author analyzes how while this violence came at a high cost, it also ensured the preservation of their humanity and set limits on their enslavement"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Bouton, Christopher H. Setting slavery's limits Lanham : Lexington Books, [2019] 9781498579469
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2019043114
ISBN9781498579452 hardcover
ISBN1498579450 hardcover
ISBN9781498579476 paperback
ISBN1498579477 paperback
ISBNelectronic book

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Joyner Ronnie Barnes African American Collection E445.V8 B66 2020 ✔ Available Place Hold