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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... Male Slaves ( about 1850 ) and the Occupational Distribution of All Adult Males ( In 1870 ) 100 90 Percentage of Adult Male Slaves In 1850 in Glven Occupation 80 70 Percentage of All Adult Malea in 1870 Io hon Occupation 60 Percont 50 ...
... Male Slaves ( about 1850 ) and the Occupational Distribution of All Adult Males ( In 1870 ) 100 90 Percentage of Adult Male Slaves In 1850 in Glven Occupation 80 70 Percentage of All Adult Malea in 1870 Io hon Occupation 60 Percont 50 ...
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... slaves as it was for all males in 1870. This was partly due to the fact that slaves were completely excluded from such choice professions as law , politics , and education . The main barrier to the entry of slaves into the top ...
... slaves as it was for all males in 1870. This was partly due to the fact that slaves were completely excluded from such choice professions as law , politics , and education . The main barrier to the entry of slaves into the top ...
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... males and females . The computation of the return on male slaves was the simpler case . They first derived the average capital cost per slave , including not only the price of a slave , but also the average value of the land , animals ...
... males and females . The computation of the return on male slaves was the simpler case . They first derived the average capital cost per slave , including not only the price of a slave , but also the average value of the land , animals ...
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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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