This abridgment of the Prices' acclaimed 1988 critical edition is based on Stedman's original; handwritten manuscript; which offers a portrait at considerable variance with the 1796 classic. The unexpurgated text; presented here with extensive notes and commentary; constitutes one of the richest and most evocative accounts ever written of colonial life―and one of the strongest indictments ever to appear against New World slavery.
#624074 in Books Cornell University Press 2001-11-15Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.16 x .69 x 6.06l; .87 #File Name: 0801486793265 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. ExcellentBy Michelle L. BellowsExcellent work exploring the origins of racism in America.8 of 9 people found the following review helpful. An intriguing; and quite compelling; look at formulation of race relations in colonial North CarolinaBy Eric HobartKirstin Fischer; in her book Suspect Relations; has offered the reader an intriguing portrait of racial relations in colonial North Carolina based on sex.Many readers will treat the concept of sex and race with some suspicion; how can these two items be related unless you're talking (much like Foucault) about power? Fischer certainly does talk about power relationships; but she focuses on gender and social responses to sexual behaviors to construct her argument about creating the definition of "race".Fischer has mined lower court records to garner an understanding about societal responses in this era to sexual behaviors; including deviance. She breaks this down into 5 well crafted chapters; each focusing on a different aspect of racial/gender relations.Her chapters cover the gamut; from rebellious women to slaveowners engaging in sexual relations with their slaves to craft her argument. In the end; she claims that race is a biological construct defined by sexual behaviors. It is an interesting argument; and usually supported well by her evidence.The one problem I had with this book is that we have no idea how widespread some of the cases she cites are. The evidence she provides is for a few individual scenarios; but she does not really put this into context of the entire population in most cases. Despite this drawback; the argument is compelling and the book is well worth reading for anyone that has an interest in 18th century America.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. not happyBy JayefromJerseyBook was very difficult to read. I was not happy with the purchase.
