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Spaces of enslavement : a history of slavery and resistance in Dutch New York / Andrea C. Mosterman.

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

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Mosterman, Andrea C. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021.
Subjects:	Slavery > New York (State) > History > 17th century. Slavery > New York (State) > History > 18th century. Slavery > New York (State) > History > 19th century. Enslaved persons > New York (State) > Social conditions > 17th century. Enslaved persons > New York (State) > Social conditions > 18th century. Enslaved persons > New York (State) > Social conditions > 19th century. Spatial behavior > Social aspects > New York (State) > History > 17th century. Spatial behavior > Social aspects > New York (State) > History > 18th century. Spatial behavior > Social aspects > New York (State) > History > 19th century. Dutch > New York (State) > History > 17th century. Dutch > New York (State) > History > 18th century. Dutch > New York (State) > History > 19th century. Dutch. Slavery. Enslaved persons > Social conditions. New York (State) History.

Table of Contents:

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?