{"product_id":"the-slow-death-of-slavery-in-dutch-new-york-a-cultural-economic-and-demographic-history-1700-1827-hardback-9781009441377","title":"The Slow Death of Slavery in Dutch New York; A Cultural, Economic, and Demographic History, 1700–1827 (Hardback) 9781009441377","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Slow Death of Slavery in Dutch New York\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Cultural, Economic, and Demographic History, 1700–1827\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA new interpretation of slavery in Dutch New York, built on extensive demographic and economic analysis.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael J. Douma (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009441377, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 January 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e270 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16 x 2 cm, 0.514 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Douma's history of New York slavery documents for the first time the stubborn resistance to emancipation by Dutch Reformed wheat farmers in the Hudson Valley. He has mastered the secondary literature and scoured the archives. The revisionist work will set the standard for future slavery research in northern states.' Robert P. Swierenga, 'Dean of Dutch American Studies', Professor Emeritus, Kent State University; Research Professor, A. C. Van Raalte Institute, Hope College\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginal and deeply researched, this book provides a new interpretation of Dutch American slavery which challenges many of the traditional assumptions about slavery in New York. With an emphasis on demography and economics, Michael J. Douma shows that slavery in eighteenth-century New York was mostly rural, heavily Dutch, and generally profitable through the cultivation of wheat. Slavery in Dutch New York ultimately died a political death in the nineteenth century, while resistance from enslaved persons, and a gradual turn against slavery in society and in the courts, encouraged its destruction. This important study will reshape the historiography of slavery in the American North.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Size, Extent, and Nature of Dutch New York Slavery\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Rural Dutch Slave-Wheat Complex\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Price of Slaves in New York and New Jersey, 1700–1830\u003cbr\u003e 4. Dutch-speaking Runaway Slaves in New York and New Jersey\u003cbr\u003e 5. Sold South? Emancipation by the Numbers in Dutch New York\u003cbr\u003e 6. Dutch Resistance to Emancipation and the Negotiations to End Slavery in New York\u003cbr\u003e 7. Making Sense of the Mild Thesis and the End of Dutch New York Slavery\u003cbr\u003e Appendix – Wheat prices\u003cbr\u003e Appendix – Percent of Slaves NY-born.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52512136364312,"sku":"9781009441377","price":47.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-slow-death-of-slavery-in-dutch-new-york-a-cultural-economic-and-demographic-history-1700-1827-hardback-9781009441377","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}