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

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 n...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Altink, Henrice (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Taylor and Francis 2007
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9780203676011