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Author Browne, Randy M., author.

Title Surviving slavery in the British Caribbean / Randy M. Browne
Published Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource (279 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Early American studies
Early American studies.
Contents Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Slavery and Empire on the Wild Coast -- ch. 2 Challenging the "Right of a Master to Punish" -- ch. 3 Slave Drivers' World -- ch. 4 Marital Discord and Domestic Struggles -- ch. 5 Spiritual Power and the "Bad Business" of Obeah -- ch. 6 Moral Economy of Survival
Summary Surviving Slavery in the British Caribbean depicts the human drama in which enslaved Africans struggled against their enslavers and environment, and one another. The book reorients Atlantic slavery studies by revealing how social relationships, cultural practices, and political strategies reflected an unrelenting fight to survive
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed July 18, 2019)
Subject Enslaved persons -- Guyana -- Berbice -- Social conditions -- 19th century
Enslaved persons -- Guyana -- Berbice -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
Enslaved persons -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Guyana -- Berbice -- History -- 19th century
Slavery -- Social aspects -- Guyana -- Berbice -- History -- 19th century
Slavery -- Social aspects -- Caribbean, English-speaking -- History -- 19th century
Slavery -- Law and legislation -- Guyana -- Berbice -- History -- 19th century
Survival -- Guyana -- Berbice -- History -- 19th century
Violence -- Guyana -- Berbice -- History -- 19th century
HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
Slavery -- Law and legislation
Slavery -- Social aspects
Enslaved persons -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Enslaved persons -- Social conditions
Enslaved persons -- Social life and customs
Survival
Violence
English-speaking Caribbean Area
Guyana -- Berbice
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0812294270
9780812294279