Michael J. Douma

The Slow Death of Slavery in Dutch New York

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Produktbeschreibung

"This book provides a new interpretation of slavery in Dutch New York, revealing its extent and the efforts to block emancipation. An important study that will appeal to scholars interested in slavery and, emancipation, and as well as legal, demographic, and economic history"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Januar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 546g
• ISBN-13: 9781009441377
• ISBN-10: 100944137X
• Artikelnr.: 70291805

Autorenporträt

Michael J. Douma is Associate Professor at the McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University. He is also the Director of the Georgetown Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics. An interdisciplinary historian, his particular focuses include nineteenth-century US history, the Dutch world, and historical methods. historical philosophy and methodology.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The Size, Extent, and Nature of Dutch New York Slavery
2. The Rural Dutch Slave-Wheat Complex
3. The Price of Slaves in New York and New Jersey, 1700-1830
4. Dutch-speaking Runaway Slaves in New York and New Jersey
5. Sold South? Emancipation by the Numbers in Dutch New York
6. Dutch Resistance to Emancipation and the Negotiations to End Slavery in New York
7. Making Sense of the Mild Thesis and the End of Dutch New York Slavery
Appendix - Wheat prices
Appendix - Percent of Slaves NY-born.