Spaces of enslavement : a history of slavery and resistance in Dutch New York /

Mosterman, Andrea C.,

Spaces of enslavement : a history of slavery and resistance in Dutch New York / Andrea C. Mosterman. - 1 online resource (xiii, 230 pages) : illustrations, charts, maps

"Published in association with the New Netherland Institute"--Title page

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction: a spatial analysis of slavery in New York -- Enslaved labor and the settling of New Netherland -- The geography of slave life in New Netherland -- Control and resistance in the public space -- Enslavement and the dual nature of the home -- Slavery and social power in Dutch reformed churches -- Conclusion: a more benign system of slavery?

"A spatial analysis of slavery in early New York's Dutch communities from 1626 to 1826"--



9781501715631 9781501715648

2020056472


Slavery--History--New York (State)--18th century.
Slavery--History--New York (State)--19th century.
Enslaved persons--Social conditions--New York (State)--18th century.
Enslaved persons--Social conditions--New York (State)--19th century.
Spatial behavior--Social aspects--History--New York (State)--18th century.
Spatial behavior--Social aspects--History--New York (State)--19th century.
Dutch--History--New York (State)--18th century.
Dutch--History--New York (State)--19th century.


Electronic Books.

E185 / .S633 2021