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Born Southern
V. Lynn Kennedy
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Description for Born Southern
Kennedy's systematic and thoughtful study distinguishes southern approaches to childbirth and motherhood from northern ones, showing how slavery and rural living contributed to a particularly southern experience. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
In Born Southern, V. Lynn Kennedy addresses the pivotal roles of birth and motherhood in slaveholding families and communities in the Old South. She assesses the power structures of race, gender, and class-both in the household and in the public sphere-and how they functioned to construct a distinct antebellum southern society. Kennedy's unique approach links the experiences of black and white women, examining how childbirth and motherhood created strong ties to family, community, and region for both. She also moves beyond a simple exploration of birth as a physiological event, examining the social and cultural circumstances surrounding it: family ... Read more
In Born Southern, V. Lynn Kennedy addresses the pivotal roles of birth and motherhood in slaveholding families and communities in the Old South. She assesses the power structures of race, gender, and class-both in the household and in the public sphere-and how they functioned to construct a distinct antebellum southern society. Kennedy's unique approach links the experiences of black and white women, examining how childbirth and motherhood created strong ties to family, community, and region for both. She also moves beyond a simple exploration of birth as a physiological event, examining the social and cultural circumstances surrounding it: family ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801894176
SKU
V9780801894176
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About V. Lynn Kennedy
V. Lynn Kennedy is an assistant professor of history at the University of Lethbridge.
Reviews for Born Southern
A must read for those with interests in the Old South, gender, African American history, and women's studies. Choice 2010 A must read for those with interests in the Old South, gender, African American history, and women's studies. Essential. Choice 2010 Born Southern is a useful addition to an admittedly sparse field; Kennedy joins scholars such as Sally McMillen and ... Read more