The Resource Divided mastery : slave hiring in the American South, Jonathan D. Martin
Divided mastery : slave hiring in the American South, Jonathan D. Martin
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The item Divided mastery : slave hiring in the American South, Jonathan D. Martin represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "Divided Mastery explores a curiously neglected aspect of the history of American slavery: the rental of slaves. Though few slaves escaped being rented out at some point in their lives, this is the first book to describe the practice and its effects on both slaves and the peculiar institution." "Martin reveals how the unique triangularity of slave hiring created slaves with two masters, thus transforming the customary polarity of master-slave relationships. Drawing upon slaveholders' letters, slave narratives, interviews with former slaves, legislative petitions, and court records, Divided Mastery ultimately reveals that slave hiring's significance was paradoxical." "The practice bolstered the system of slavery by facilitating its spread into the western territories, by democratizing access to slave labor, and by promoting both production and speculation with slave capital. But at the same time, slaves used hiring to their advantage, finding in it crucial opportunities to shape their work and family lives, to bring owners and hirers into conflict with each other, and to destabilize the system of bondage."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 237 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction : slaves with two masters
- Slave hiring in the evolution of slavery
- A blessing and a curse
- Risks and returns
- Compromised mastery
- Resistance and abuse
- Working alone
- Isbn
- 9780674011496
- Label
- Divided mastery : slave hiring in the American South
- Title
- Divided mastery
- Title remainder
- slave hiring in the American South
- Statement of responsibility
- Jonathan D. Martin
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Divided Mastery explores a curiously neglected aspect of the history of American slavery: the rental of slaves. Though few slaves escaped being rented out at some point in their lives, this is the first book to describe the practice and its effects on both slaves and the peculiar institution." "Martin reveals how the unique triangularity of slave hiring created slaves with two masters, thus transforming the customary polarity of master-slave relationships. Drawing upon slaveholders' letters, slave narratives, interviews with former slaves, legislative petitions, and court records, Divided Mastery ultimately reveals that slave hiring's significance was paradoxical." "The practice bolstered the system of slavery by facilitating its spread into the western territories, by democratizing access to slave labor, and by promoting both production and speculation with slave capital. But at the same time, slaves used hiring to their advantage, finding in it crucial opportunities to shape their work and family lives, to bring owners and hirers into conflict with each other, and to destabilize the system of bondage."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Martin, Jonathan D
- Dewey number
- 306.3/62/0975
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E443
- LC item number
- .M38 2004
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Slavery
- Slaves
- Slavery
- Slaves
- Southern States
- Slavernij
- Uitzendarbeid
- Sklavenhandel
- Sklavenhalter
- USA
- Sklavenhalter
- Sklavenhandel
- USA
- Label
- Divided mastery : slave hiring in the American South, Jonathan D. Martin
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-227) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction : slaves with two masters -- Slave hiring in the evolution of slavery -- A blessing and a curse -- Risks and returns -- Compromised mastery -- Resistance and abuse -- Working alone
- Control code
- ocm53090937
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 237 pages
- Isbn
- 9780674011496
- Lccn
- 2003057118
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o53090937
- (OCoLC)53090937
- Label
- Divided mastery : slave hiring in the American South, Jonathan D. Martin
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-227) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction : slaves with two masters -- Slave hiring in the evolution of slavery -- A blessing and a curse -- Risks and returns -- Compromised mastery -- Resistance and abuse -- Working alone
- Control code
- ocm53090937
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 237 pages
- Isbn
- 9780674011496
- Lccn
- 2003057118
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o53090937
- (OCoLC)53090937
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