Title & Author:

Slavery in the city : architecture and landscapes of urban slavery in North America / edited by Clifton Ellis and Rebecca Ginsburg.

Publication:

Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2017.

Description:

ix, 186 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-169) and index.
Introduction: Studying the landscapes of North American urban slavery -- Architecture of urban domestic slavery in the Chesapeake and Jamaica : comparative evidence / Edward A. Chappell -- "Appropriated to the use of the colored people" : urban slave housing in the north / John Michael Vlach -- Close quarters : master and slave space in eighteenth-century Annapolis / Clifton Ellis -- Understanding antebellum Charleston's backlots through light, sound, and action / Gina Haney -- Urban sites of slavery in antebellum Texas / Kenneth Hafertepe -- Slavery in Knoxville, Tennessee : in, but not entirely of, the south / Charles H. Faulkner -- Henry, a slave, v. State of Tennessee : the public and private space of slaves in a small town / Lisa Tolbert -- Conclusion: Directions for future studies of North American slavery.

Summary:

"Countering the misconception that slavery existed only on plantations, 'Slavery in the City' is the first volume to deal exclusively with the impact of North American slavery on urban design and city life during the antebellum period. From the back lots of nineteenth-century Charleston townhouses to movements of enslaved workers through the streets of a small Tennessee town, these essays highlight the diversity of the slave experience in the city and deeply enrich our understanding of American slavery and the built environment."-- back cover.

ISBN:

9780813940052 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0813940052 (cloth ; alk. paper)
(ebook)
9780813940069

Subject:

Architecture and society United States History.
Architecture and society Caribbean Area History.
Enslaved persons United States Social conditions.
Enslaved persons Caribbean Area Social conditions.
Streetscapes (Urban design) United States History.
Streetscapes (Urban design) Caribbean Area History.
Space (Architecture) Social aspects United States History.
Space (Architecture) Social aspects Caribbean Area History.
Architecture et société États-Unis Histoire.
Architecture et société Caraïbes (Région) Histoire.
Esclaves États-Unis Conditions sociales.
Esclaves Caraïbes (Région) Conditions sociales.
Paysages de rue (Urbanisme) États-Unis Histoire.
Paysages de rue (Urbanisme) Caraïbes (Région) Histoire.
Espace (Architecture) Aspect social États-Unis Histoire.
Espace (Architecture) Aspect social Caraïbes (Région) Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE Slavery.
Architecture and society
Enslaved persons Social conditions
Space (Architecture) Social aspects
Streetscapes (Urban design)
Sklaverei
Stadt
Caribbean Area
United States
Nordamerika

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Ellis, Clifton, 1956- editor.
Ginsburg, Rebecca, 1963- editor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 295948
Call No.: BIB 242314
Status: Available