Status
Available
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Collection
Publication
Verso (2014), Edition: hardcover, 238 pages
Description
How did America recover after its years of civil war? How did freed men and women, former slaves, respond to their newly won freedom? David Roediger's radical new history redefines the idea of freedom after the jubilee, using fresh sources and texts to build on the leading historical accounts of Emancipation and Reconstruction. Reinstating ex-slaves' own "freedom dreams" in constructing these histories, Roediger creates a masterful account of the emancipation and its ramifications on a whole host of day-to-day concerns for Whites and Blacks alike, such as property relations, gender roles, and labor.
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
238 p.; 6.4 inches
ISBN
9781781686096
DDC/MDS
305.00973 |