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Author Smith, Mark M. (Mark Michael), 1968-

Title Debating slavery : economy and society in the antebellum American South / prepared for the Economic History Society by Mark M. Smith.

Publication Info. Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  306.362 SMITH    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  973.711 S655D    Check Shelf
Description xii, 117 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Series New studies in economic and social history
New studies in economic and social history.
Contents 1. The contours of a debate -- 2. Slaveholders and plantations -- 3. Yeomen and non-slaveowners -- 4. Slaves -- 5. The profitability of slavery as a business -- 6. The profitability of slavery as a system -- 7. New directions, toward consensus.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-112) and index.
Subject Slavery -- Economic aspects -- Southern States.
Slavery -- Southern States -- Economic aspects.
Southern States -- Economic conditions.
Southern States -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
Southern States -- Economic conditions -- 19th century.
Added Author Economic History Society.
ISBN 0521576962 paperback
0521571588 hardback
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