Slavery in the cities : the South, 1820-1860 / / [by] Richard C. Wade

• Autore: Wade Richard C. <1922-2008.>
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1967
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 340 pages) : tables
• Disciplina: 326
• Soggetto topico: Slavery - Southern States; Cities and towns - Southern States
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- One: THE URBAN PERIMETER -- Two: BONDSMEN AND HIRELINGS -- Three: THE QUARTERS AND THE HOUSE -- Four: THE WEB OF RESTRAINTS -- Five: THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE -- Six: BEYOND THE MASTER'S EYE -- Seven: THE LASH AND THE LAW -- Eight: RUNAWAYS AND REBELS -- Nine: THE TRANSFORMATION OF SLAVERY IN THE CITIES -- Bibliographic Essay -- Notes -- Appendix -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
• Sommario/riassunto: Attempts to show what happened to slavery in an urban environment and to reconstruct the texture of life of the Negroes who lived in bondage in the cities.
• Titolo autorizzato: Slavery in the cities
• ISBN: 1-280-43902-5; 0-19-972794-5; 1-60129-562-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814811803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II