Slaafgemaakt : rethinking enslavement in the Dutch caribbean /

Fricke, Felicia,

Slaafgemaakt : rethinking enslavement in the Dutch caribbean / by Felicia Fricke. - Champaign, IL : Common Ground, (c)2020. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references.

"Slavery is never past in the way that we usually think it is: it is present both materially and psychologically in the lives of descendant communities, and it is an institution that persists internationally. Consequently, it is imperative that we fully understand the impacts and mechanisms of enslavement in the past so that we can help to dismantle them in the present. In recent years, researchers have used archaeological, sociological, and historical data to examine the lives of enslaved people. Using data not only from archaeological, sociological, and historical sources, but also original osteological, archaeological, and oral historical data, the author weaves stories about the lives of enslaved people that are personal and meaningful, and that take into account both the physical and psychological effects of enslavement"--



2020036565


Slavery--Caribbean Area.
Slave trade--Caribbean Area.


Electronic Books.

HT1071 / .S533 2020