World of a Slave
Encyclopedia of the Material Life of Slaves in the United States [2 Volumes]
Published on 13. December 2010
640 pages
978-0-313-34943-0 (ISBN)
Description
This two-volume encyclopedia is the first to focus on the material life of slaves.
Although many encyclopedias discuss slavery, enslaved blacks, and African American life and culture, none focus on the material world of slaves, such as what they saw; touched; heard; ate, drank, and smoked; wore; worked with and in; used, cultivated, crafted, played, and played with; and slept on. The two-volume World of a Slave: Encyclopedia of the Material Life of Slaves in the United States is a landmark work in this important new field of study.
Recognizing that a full understanding of the complexity of American slavery and its legacy requires an understanding of the material culture of slavery, the encyclopedia includes entries on almost every aspect of that material culture, beginning in the 17th century and extending through the Civil War. Readers will find information on animals, documents, economy, education and literacy, food and drink, home, music, personal items, places, religion, rites of passage, slavery, structures, and work. There are also introductory essays on literacy and oral culture and on music and dance.
Although many encyclopedias discuss slavery, enslaved blacks, and African American life and culture, none focus on the material world of slaves, such as what they saw; touched; heard; ate, drank, and smoked; wore; worked with and in; used, cultivated, crafted, played, and played with; and slept on. The two-volume World of a Slave: Encyclopedia of the Material Life of Slaves in the United States is a landmark work in this important new field of study.
Recognizing that a full understanding of the complexity of American slavery and its legacy requires an understanding of the material culture of slavery, the encyclopedia includes entries on almost every aspect of that material culture, beginning in the 17th century and extending through the Civil War. Readers will find information on animals, documents, economy, education and literacy, food and drink, home, music, personal items, places, religion, rites of passage, slavery, structures, and work. There are also introductory essays on literacy and oral culture and on music and dance.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Illustrations
90 bw illus
File size
10,52 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-313-34943-0 (9780313349430)
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Kym S. Rice | Martha B. Katz-Hyman
World of a Slave
Encyclopedia of the Material Life of Slaves in the United States [2 volumes]
Book
12/2010
Greenwood Press
€238.09
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Persons
Martha B. Katz-Hyman is an independent curator specializing in historic house furnishing and African American material culture of 18th-century Tidewater Virginia and Maryland.
Kym S. Rice s director of the Museum Studies Program at The George Washington University.
Kym S. Rice s director of the Museum Studies Program at The George Washington University.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Alphabetical List of Entries
- Topical List of Entries
- Dance and Music
- Literacy and Orality
- The Encyclopedia
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- Selected Bibliography
- Index
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- About the Editors and Contributors
