Research Catalog

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Description

1. 1 online resource (xvii, 262 pages) : illustrations, map.

Series statement

1. The new Black studies series

Uniform title

1. Slavery at sea (Online)
2. New Black studies series.

Alternative title

1. Slavery at sea (Online)

Subject

1. Slave ships > Atlantic Ocean
2. Slave trade > Atlantic Ocean Region
3. Enslaved persons > Violence against > Atlantic Ocean
4. Enslaved persons > Health and hygiene > Atlantic Ocean
5. Enslaved women > Atlantic Ocean Region

Contents

1. Introduction: Middle Passage studies and the birth of slavery at sea -- Waves of calamity -- Imagined bodies -- Healthy desires, toxic realities -- Blood memories -- Battered bodies, enfeebled minds -- The anatomy of suffering -- A tide of bodies -- Epilogue: The Frankenstein of slavery: a meditation on memory.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-247) and index.

Access (note)

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Author

1. Mustakeem, Sowande' M., 1978-

Title

1. Slavery at sea [electronic resource] : terror, sex, and sickness in the Middle Passage / Sowande' M. Mustakeem.

Imprint

1. Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2016]

Series

1. The new Black studies series
2. New Black studies series.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-247) and index.

Access

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Connect to:

1. Available from home with a valid library card
2. Available onsite at NYPL

LCCN

1. 2016020650