The price for their pound of flesh : the value of the enslaved, from womb to grave, in the building of a nation
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Published
Boston : Beacon Press, ©2017.
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Central - Adult Nonfiction
306.362 BERRY
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306.362 BERRY
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Published
Boston : Beacon Press, ©2017.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xvi, 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-247) and index.
Description
"Groundbreaking look at slaves as commodities through every phase of life, from birth to death and beyond, in early America. The Price for Their Pound of Flesh is the first book to explore the economic value of enslaved people through every phase of their lives--including from before birth to after death--in the American domestic slave trades. Covering the full "life cycle" (including preconception, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, the senior years, and death), historian Daina Berry shows the lengths to which slaveholders would go to maximize profits. She draws from over ten years of research to explore how enslaved people responded to being appraised, bartered, and sold. By illuminating their lives, Berry ensures that the individuals she studies are regarded as people, not merely commodities. Analyzing the depth of this monetization of human property will change the way we think about slavery, reparations, capitalism, and nineteenth-century medical education"--,Provided by publisher.
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LC Subjects
Child slaves -- United States -- Social conditions.
Older slaves -- United States -- Social conditions.
Slave trade -- United States -- History.
Slavery -- Economic aspects -- United States.
Slaves -- United States -- Economic conditions.
Slaves -- United States -- Social conditions.
Women slaves -- United States -- Social conditions.
Older slaves -- United States -- Social conditions.
Slave trade -- United States -- History.
Slavery -- Economic aspects -- United States.
Slaves -- United States -- Economic conditions.
Slaves -- United States -- Social conditions.
Women slaves -- United States -- Social conditions.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Berry, D. R. (2017). The price for their pound of flesh: the value of the enslaved, from womb to grave, in the building of a nation . Beacon Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Berry, Daina Ramey. 2017. The Price for Their Pound of Flesh: The Value of the Enslaved, From Womb to Grave, in the Building of a Nation. Beacon Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Berry, Daina Ramey. The Price for Their Pound of Flesh: The Value of the Enslaved, From Womb to Grave, in the Building of a Nation Beacon Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Berry, Daina Ramey. The Price for Their Pound of Flesh: The Value of the Enslaved, From Womb to Grave, in the Building of a Nation Beacon Press, 2017.
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