Masterless Men: Poor Whites and Slavery in the Antebellum South

Analyzing land policy, labor, and legal history, Keri Leigh Merritt reveals what happens to excess workers when...
$211.73 AUD
$211.73 AUD
SKU: 9781107184244
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 519 left in stock
Author: Keri Leigh Merritt
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Subtotal: $211.73
10 customers are viewing this product
Masterless Men: Poor Whites and Slavery in the Antebellum South by Merritt, Keri Leigh

Masterless Men: Poor Whites and Slavery in the Antebellum South

$211.73

Masterless Men: Poor Whites and Slavery in the Antebellum South

$211.73
Author: Keri Leigh Merritt
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Analyzing land policy, labor, and legal history, Keri Leigh Merritt reveals what happens to excess workers when a capitalist system is predicated on slave labor. With the rising global demand for cotton - and thus, slaves - in the 1840s and 1850s, the need for white laborers in the American South was drastically reduced, creating a large underclass who were unemployed or underemployed. These poor whites could not compete - for jobs or living wages - with profitable slave labor. Though impoverished whites were never subjected to the daily violence and degrading humiliations of racial slavery, they did suffer tangible socio-economic consequences as a result of living in a slave society. Merritt examines how these 'masterless' men and women threatened the existing Southern hierarchy and ultimately helped push Southern slaveholders toward secession and civil war.

Author: Keri Leigh Merritt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/08/2017
Pages: 370
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.42lbs
Size: 9.43h x 6.31w x 1.03d
ISBN: 9781107184244


Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2018

About the Author
Merritt, Keri Leigh: - Keri Leigh Merritt is an independent scholar in Atlanta, Georgia. Merritt's work on poverty and inequality has garnered multiple awards, and she is a co-editor of a volume on American South labor history.

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Related Products

Recently Viewed Products