Time on the Cross: The Economics of American Negro Slavery, Volumen 1University Press of America, 1984 - 286 páginas This book, originally published in 1974 by Little, Brown and Company, is a sweeping reexamination of the economic foundations of American Negro slavery. Based upon a vast research effort, this volume constitutes an entirely new portrayal of slavery's past. It challenges traditional assumptions about the material condition and management of slaves, their work habits, domestic welfare, and the economy of the antebellum South in general |
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... consumption on the designated plantations . The second step required the separation of the consumption of slaves from that of the whites who lived on the plantations . Since no systematic information on the diets of these whites was ...
... consumption on the designated plantations . The second step required the separation of the consumption of slaves from that of the whites who lived on the plantations . Since no systematic information on the diets of these whites was ...
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... consumption of beef . The milk consumption was low by free standards , but still amounted to about one glass per day for each slave . By weight , grains and potatoes dominated the diet of both the free and slave population . Much has ...
... consumption of beef . The milk consumption was low by free standards , but still amounted to about one glass per day for each slave . By weight , grains and potatoes dominated the diet of both the free and slave population . Much has ...
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... consumption of the top one percent of income earners in the United States was about $ 4,800 , while that of the ... consumption expenditures on southern capital formation may be overstated . Whatever conspicuous consumption did exist was ...
... consumption of the top one percent of income earners in the United States was about $ 4,800 , while that of the ... consumption expenditures on southern capital formation may be overstated . Whatever conspicuous consumption did exist was ...
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Prologue Slavery and the Cliometric Revolution | 3 |
One The International Context of U S Slavery | 13 |
Four The Anatomy of Exploitation | 107 |
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Time On The Cross: The Economics Of American Negro Slavery, Volumen 1 Robert William Fogel,Stanley L Engerman Vista previa restringida - 1995 |
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