Sugar masters, the: planters and slaves in louisiana's cane world, 1820-1860
Auteur :
Follett, Richard
Éditeur :
Louisiana State University Press
ISBN :
9780807132470
Date de publication :
1 févr. 2007
Dimensions :
22,6 x 15,2 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
431 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Focusing on the master-slave relationship in Louisiana's antebellum sugarcane country, The Sugar Masters explores how a modern, capitalist mind-set among planters meshed with old-style paternalistic attitudes to create one of the South's most insidiously oppressive labour systems.