The Meaning of Freedom: Economics, Politics, and Culture after SlaveryFrank McGlynn, Seymour Drescher In this interdisciplinary study, scholars consider the aftermath of slavery, focusing on Caribbean societies and the southern United States. What was the nature and impact of slave emancipation? Did the change in legal status conceal underlying continuities in American plantation societies? Was there a common postemancipation pattern of economic development? How did emancipation affect the politics and culture of race and class? This comparative study addresses precisely these types of questions as it makes a significant contribution to a new a growing field. |
Contents
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The Economic Response to Emancipation and Some Economic Aspects of the Meaning of Freedom | 49 |
Black Economic Entrapment After Emancipation in the United States | 69 |
The Economics and Politics of Salvery and Freedom in the US South | 85 |
The Politics of Freedom in the British Caribbean | 113 |
Free People of Color and the Political Aftermath of Slavery in Dominica and SaintDominiqueHaiti | 147 |
The British West Indies | 183 |
Panglosses and Pollyannas or Whose Reality Are We Talking About? | 245 |
Race Class and Gender in the Transition to Freedom | 257 |
The Tragic Era? Interpreting Southern Reconstruction in Comparative Perspective | 291 |
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Notes on Contributors | 323 |
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Back Cover | 334 |
Untitled | 221 |
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The Meaning of Freedom: Economics, Politics, and Culture After Slavery Frank McGlynn,Seymour Drescher No preview available - 1992 |
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