| Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made Contributor(s): Genovese, Eugene D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0394716523 ISBN-13: 9780394716527 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1976 Annotation: 'The most profound, learned and detailed analysis of Negro slavery to appear since World War Il. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: 975.004 |
| LCCN: 75026906 |
| Physical Information: 1.43" H x 5.28" W x 8" (1.32 lbs) 864 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A testament to the power of the human spirit under conditions of extreme oppression, this landmark history of slavery in the South challenged conventional views by illuminating the many forms of resistance to dehumanization that developed in slave society. Displaying keen insight into the minds of both enslaved persons and slaveholders, historian Eugene Genovese investigates the ways that enslaved persons forced their owners to acknowledge their humanity through culture, music, and religion. He covers a vast range of subjects, from slave weddings and funerals, to language, food, clothing, and labor, and places particular emphasis on religion as both a major battleground for psychological control and a paradoxical source of spiritual strength. A winner of the Bancroft Prize. |