The birth of African-American culture : an anthropological perspective / Sidney W. Mintz and Richard Price. [print]

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Mintz, Sidney W. (Sidney Wilfred), 1922-2015 [Author]

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9780807009161
9780807009178

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Anthropological approach to the Afro-American past

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F2191.P946.B578 1992
F2191

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Contents:

Sociocultural contact and flow in slave societies -- The slave sector -- The beginnings of African-American societies and cultures -- Retentions and survivals -- Kinship and sex roles -- Conclusion.

Subject: "This compelling look at the wellsprings of cultural vitality during one of the most dehumanizing experiences in history provides a fresh perspective on the African-American past." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hm031/91041020.html.

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Originally published: An anthropological approach to the Afro-American past. Philadelphia : Institute for the Study of Human Issues, 1976. (ISHI occasional papers in social change ; numbers 2). With new preface.

"This compelling look at the wellsprings of cultural vitality during one of the most dehumanizing experiences in history provides a fresh perspective on the African-American past." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hm031/91041020.html.

The encounter model -- Sociocultural contact and flow in slave societies -- The slave sector -- The beginnings of African-American societies and cultures -- Retentions and survivals -- Kinship and sex roles -- Conclusion.

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