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The Reapers Garden: Death and Power in the World of Atlantic Slavery,Used
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Winner of the Merle Curti AwardWinner of the James A. Rawley PrizeWinner of the Louis Gottschalk PrizeLonglisted for the Cundill PrizeVincent Brown makes the dead talk. With his deep learning and powerful historical imagination, he calls upon the departed to explain the living. The Reapers Garden stretches the historical canvas and forces readers to think afresh. It is a major contribution to the history of Atlantic slavery.Ira BerlinFrom the author of Tackys Revolt, a landmark study of life and death in colonial Jamaica at the zenith of the British slave empire.What did people make of death in the world of Atlantic slavery? In The Reapers Garden, Vincent Brown asks this question about Jamaica, the staggeringly profitable hub of the British Empire in Americaand a human catastrophe. Popularly known as the grave of the Europeans, it was just as deadly for Africans and their descendants. Yet among the survivors, the dead remained both a vital presence and a social force.In this compelling and evocative story of a world in flux, Brown shows that death was as generative as it was destructive. From the eighteenthcentury zenith of British colonial slavery to its demise in the 1830s, the Grim Reaper cultivated essential aspects of social life in Jamaicabelonging and status, dreams for the future, and commemorations of the past. Surveying a haunted landscape, Brown unfolds the letters of anxious colonists; listens in on wakes, eulogies, and solemn incantations; peers into crypts and coffins, and finds the very spirit of human struggle in slavery. Masters and enslaved, fortune seekers and spiritual healers, rebels and rulers, all summoned the dead to further their desires and ambitions. In this turbulent transatlantic world, Brown argues, mortuary politics played a consequential role in determining the course of history.Insightful and powerfully affecting, The Reapers Garden promises to enrich our understanding of the ways that death shaped political life in the world of Atlantic slavery and beyond.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main theme of The Reaper’s Garden? A: The Reaper’s Garden explores the complex relationship between death and power in the context of Atlantic slavery, particularly in Jamaica, highlighting how death influenced social dynamics and political life.
- Q: Who is the author of The Reaper’s Garden? A: The Reaper’s Garden is authored by Vincent Brown, who is known for his historical works on colonial Jamaica and Atlantic slavery.
- Q: What awards has The Reaper’s Garden received? A: The book has won several prestigious awards, including the Merle Curti Award, the James A. Rawley Prize, and the Louis Gottschalk Prize, and was longlisted for the Cundill Prize.
- Q: Is The Reaper’s Garden a new or used book? A: This listing is for a new copy of The Reaper’s Garden.
- Q: What is the page count of The Reaper’s Garden? A: The Reaper’s Garden has a total of 368 pages.
- Q: What binding type is used for The Reaper’s Garden? A: The book is available in paperback binding.
- Q: When was The Reaper’s Garden published? A: The Reaper’s Garden was published on September 1, 2010.
- Q: What is the significance of the title, The Reaper’s Garden? A: The title reflects the book's exploration of how death, symbolized by the Grim Reaper, shapes social interactions, identities, and political structures within the context of slavery.
- Q: What historical period does The Reaper’s Garden focus on? A: The book examines the period from the height of British colonial slavery in the eighteenth century until its abolition in the 1830s.
- Q: Can The Reaper’s Garden provide insights into the lives of enslaved individuals? A: Yes, the book delves into the experiences of both enslaved individuals and their masters, offering a nuanced perspective on their interactions and the societal implications of death.