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Gender and Slave Emancipation in the Atlantic World,Used
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This groundbreaking collection provides the first comparative history of gender and emancipation in the Atlantic world. Bringing together essays on the United States, Brazil, Cuba, Puerto Rico, West Africa and South Africa, and the Francophone and Anglophone Caribbean, it shows that emancipation was a profoundly gendered process, produced through connections between race, gender, sexuality, and class. Contributors from the United States, Canada, Europe, the Caribbean, and Brazil explore how the processes of emancipation involved the recreation of gender identitiesthe production of freedmen and freedwomen with different rights, responsibilities, and access to citizenship.Offering detailed analyses of slave emancipation in specific societies, the contributors discuss all of the diverse actors in emancipation: slaves, abolitionists, free people of color, state officials, and slave owners. Whether considering the construction of a postslavery masculine subjectivity in Jamaica, the work of two white U.S. abolitionist women with the Freedmens Bureau after the Civil War, freedwomens negotiations of labor rights in Puerto Rico, slave womens contributions to the slow unraveling of slavery in French West Africa, or the ways that Brazilian abolitionists deployed representations of femininity as virtuous and moral, these essays demonstrate the gains that a gendered approach offers to understanding the complex processes of emancipation. Some chapters also explore theories and methodologies that enable a gendered reading of postslavery archives. The editors substantial introduction traces the reasons for and patterns of womens and mens different experiences of emancipation throughout the Atlantic world.Contributors. Martha Abreu, Sheena Boa, Bridget Brereton, Carol Faulkner, Roger Kittleson, Martin Klein, Melanie Newton, Diana Paton, Sue Peabody, Richard Roberts, Ileana M. RodriguezSilva, Hannah Rosen, Pamela Scully, Mimi Sheller, Marek Steedman, Michael Zeuske
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main focus of 'Gender and Slave Emancipation in the Atlantic World'? A: The book provides a comparative history of gender and emancipation across various regions in the Atlantic world, highlighting how emancipation was influenced by factors such as race, gender, sexuality, and class.
- Q: Who are the contributors to this book? A: The book features essays from contributors including Martha Abreu, Sheena Boa, Bridget Brereton, and Pamela Scully, among others, who offer diverse perspectives on the topic.
- Q: What is the publication date of this book? A: The book was published on September 12, 2005.
- Q: What type of binding does 'Gender and Slave Emancipation in the Atlantic World' have? A: This book is available in paperback binding.
- Q: How many pages does the book contain? A: The book has a total of 392 pages.
- Q: What condition is the book in? A: The book is listed as 'New'.
- Q: Does the book cover specific case studies? A: Yes, the book offers detailed analyses of slave emancipation in various societies, including the United States, Brazil, and West Africa.
- Q: Is this book suitable for academic research? A: Yes, the essays provide substantial insights and methodologies that can be beneficial for academic research on gender and emancipation.
- Q: What themes are explored in the essays? A: The essays explore themes such as gendered experiences of emancipation, postslavery identities, and the roles of various actors in the emancipation process.
- Q: Who is the author of the book? A: The book is edited by Pamela Scully.