Representations of Slave Women in Discourses on Slavery and Abolition, 1780–1838

Representations of Slave Women in Discourses on Slavery and Abolition, 1780–1838
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 269
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ISBN-13 : 9781134268696
ISBN-10 : 1134268696
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Book Synopsis Representations of Slave Women in Discourses on Slavery and Abolition, 1780–1838 by : Henrice Altink

Download or read book Representations of Slave Women in Discourses on Slavery and Abolition, 1780–1838 written by Henrice Altink and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-06-22 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes textual representations of Jamaican slave women in three contexts--motherhood, intimate relationships, and work--in both pro- and antislavery writings. Altink examines how British abolitionists and pro-slavery activists represented the slave women to their audiences and explains not only the purposes that these representations served, but also their effects on slave women’s lives.


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