World of a Slave: Encyclopedia of the Material Life of Slaves in the United States [2 volumes]: Encyclopedia of the Material Life of Slaves in the United States

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Kym S. Rice, Martha B. Katz-Hyman
ABC-CLIO, Dec 13, 2010 - Social Science - 581 pages
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Although many encyclopedias discuss slavery, enslaved blacks, and African American life and culture, none focus on the material world of slaves, such as what they saw; touched; heard; ate, drank, and smoked; wore; worked with and in; used, cultivated, crafted, played, and played with; and slept on. The two-volume World of a Slave: Encyclopedia of the Material Life of Slaves in the United States is a landmark work in this important new field of study.

Recognizing that a full understanding of the complexity of American slavery and its legacy requires an understanding of the material culture of slavery, the encyclopedia includes entries on almost every aspect of that material culture, beginning in the 17th century and extending through the Civil War. Readers will find information on animals, documents, economy, education and literacy, food and drink, home, music, personal items, places, religion, rites of passage, slavery, structures, and work. There are also introductory essays on literacy and oral culture and on music and dance.

 

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Contents

Dance and Music
1
Literacy and Orality
11
The Encyclopedia
17
Selected Bibliography
553
Index
561
About the Editors and Contributors
577
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About the author (2010)

Martha B. Katz-Hyman is an independent curator specializing in historic house furnishing and African American material culture of 18th-century Tidewater Virginia and Maryland.

Kym S. Rice s director of the Museum Studies Program at The George Washington University.

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