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Slavery and the Numbers Game: A CRITIQUE OF TIME ON THE CROSS
Herbert G. Gutman
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Paperback. Shows how the slaves labored, not because they shared values and goals with their masters, but because of the omnipresent threat of 'negative incentives,' primarily physical violence. This book provides a historical analysis of the debate over "Time on the Cross". Series: Blacks in the New World. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
This detailed analysis of slavery in the antebellum South was written in 1975 in response to the prior year's publication of Robert Fogel and Stanley Engerman's controversial Time on the Cross, which argued that slavery was an efficient and dynamic engine for the southern economy and that its success was due largely to the willing cooperation of the slaves themselves.
Noted labor historian Herbert G. Gutman was unconvinced, even outraged, by Fogel and Engerman's arguments. In this book he offers a systematic dissection of Time on the Cross, drawing on a wealth of data to ... Read more
This detailed analysis of slavery in the antebellum South was written in 1975 in response to the prior year's publication of Robert Fogel and Stanley Engerman's controversial Time on the Cross, which argued that slavery was an efficient and dynamic engine for the southern economy and that its success was due largely to the willing cooperation of the slaves themselves.
Noted labor historian Herbert G. Gutman was unconvinced, even outraged, by Fogel and Engerman's arguments. In this book he offers a systematic dissection of Time on the Cross, drawing on a wealth of data to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Series
Blacks in the New World
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252071515
SKU
V9780252071515
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About Herbert G. Gutman
Herbert Gutman (1928-85) was distinguished professor of history in the Graduate College of the City University of New York and the author of The Black Family in Slavery and Freedom, 1750-1925, Work, Culture, and Society and Power and Culture.
Reviews for Slavery and the Numbers Game: A CRITIQUE OF TIME ON THE CROSS
"Gutman has destroyed the mathematical mystique of Time on the Cross, punctured its claims of novelty, accuracy, and understanding, examined the past reviews of the work, and begun a new tradition in his critique."
American Historical Review
American Historical Review