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UNINA9910806901203321 |
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Autore |
Smithers Gregory D. <1974-> |
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Titolo |
Slave breeding : sex, violence, and memory in African American history / / Gregory D. Smithers |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Gainesville, : University Press of Florida, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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0-8130-4301-8 |
0-8130-4260-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (271 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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306.3/620975 |
306.3620973 |
306.3620975 |
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Soggetti |
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Slaves - United States - Social conditions |
Slaves - Sexual behavior - United States - History |
Slavery - United States - History |
African Americans - Southern States - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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American abolitionism and slave-breeding discourse -- Slavery, the lost cause, and African American history -- Black history and slave breeding in the early twentieth century -- The theater of memory -- The WPA narratives and slave breeding -- Sex, violence, and the quest for civil rights -- Slave breeding in literature, film, and new media. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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An exploration of the idea of selective and forced slave breeding in the U.S. based on the collective memory and folktales of the descendants of enslaved people. |
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