Beyond Bondage Free Women of Color in the Americas

Gaspar, David Barry (Editor)/ Hine, Darlene Clark (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0252071948 / ISBN 13: 9780252071942

Edité par Univ of Illinois Pr, 2004

344 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock. N° de réf. du vendeur 0252071948

Synopsis :

Emancipation, manumission, and complex legalities surrounding slavery led to a number of women of color achieving a measure of freedom and prosperity from the 1600s through the 1800s. These black women held property in places like Suriname and New Orleans, headed households in Brazil, enjoyed religious freedom in Peru, and created new selves and new lives across the Caribbean. Beyond Bondage outlines the restricted spheres within which free women of color, by virtue of gender and racial restrictions, carved out many kinds of existences. Although their freedom--represented by respectability, opportunity, and the acquisition of property--always remained precarious, the essayists support the surprising conclusion that women of color often sought and obtained these advantages more successfully than their male counterparts.

À propos de l?auteur: David Barry Gaspar is a professor of history at Duke University. He is the author of Bondmen and Rebels: A Study of Master-Slave Relations in Antigua. Darlene Clark Hine is Board of Trustees Emeritus Professor of African American Studies and History at Northwestern University. Her books include Black Women in White: Racial Conflict and Cooperation in the Nursing Profession, 1890-1950. Together they have edited More Than Chattel: Black Women and Slavery in the Americas.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Beyond Bondage Free Women of Color in the ...
Éditeur : Univ of Illinois Pr
Date d'édition : 2004
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Brand New