Foul Means The Formation of a Slave Society in Virginia, 1660-1740 |
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Author:
| Parent, Anthony S. Parent, Anthony S |
Series title: | Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8078-5486-0 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2003 |
Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $42.50 |
Book Description:
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A challenge to the belief that the introduction of racial slavery in America was the consequence of a scarce labour market. It contends that during the late-17th and early-18th centuries a small, powerful planter class, to further its own economic interests, brought racial slavery to Virginia.
A challenge to the belief that the introduction of racial slavery in America was the consequence of a scarce labour market. It contends that during the late-17th and early-18th centuries a small, powerful planter class, to further its own economic interests, brought racial slavery to Virginia.