These ten essays constitute "a distinctive contribution to the enticing but treacherous domain of a comparative history. (The book) succeeds because it is written by qualified scholars who address a delimited, manageable subject" ("American Historical Review").

About the Author

David W. Cohen is Emeritus Professor of History and Anthropology at the University of Michigan. Jack P. Greene is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor Emeritus in the Humanities at Johns Hopkins University.

Reviews
An important collection of 10 essays on the almost totally neglected subject of the freedman in North and South American slave societies that developed out of a symposium held at Johns Hopkins University in 1970... All of these essays furnish important insights into our understanding of racism and slave societies in the Americas. Much significance is attached to the ratios of freedmen to slaves; the statistical information alone is invaluable. All this and much more makes this book one that belongs in every college library. Choice



Book Information
ISBN 9780801816475
Author David W. Cohen
Format Paperback
Page Count 357
Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press
Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
Weight(grams) 624g