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Stolen Childhood
Wilma King
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Description for Stolen Childhood
Paperback. Slavery's impact on children and families Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 544 pages, 17 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 726.
One of the most important books published on slave society, Stolen Childhood focuses on the millions of children and youth enslaved in 19th-century America. This enlarged and revised edition reflects the abundance of new scholarship on slavery that has emerged in the 15 years since the first edition. While the structure of the book remains the same, Wilma King has expanded its scope to include the international dimension with a new chapter on the transatlantic trade in African children, and the book's geographic boundaries now embrace slave-born children in the North. She includes data about children owned by Native Americans ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
Series
Blacks in the Diaspora
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253222640
SKU
V9780253222640
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99-50
About Wilma King
Wilma King is Arvarh E. Strickland Distinguished Professor in African-American History and Culture at the University of Missouri, Columbia, where she holds a joint appointment in the Black Studies Program and Department of History. Her books include The Essence of Liberty: Free Black Women during the Slave Era; We Specialize in the Wholly Impossible: A Reader in Black Women's History ... Read more
Reviews for Stolen Childhood
King provides a jarring snapshot of children living in bondage. This compellingly written work is a testament to the strength and resilience of the children and their parents.
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Stolen Childhood is a wonderful book with manifold strengths of research and analysis.
Nell Irvin Painter King's deeply researched, well-written, passionate study places children and young adults at ... Read more
Booklist
Stolen Childhood is a wonderful book with manifold strengths of research and analysis.
Nell Irvin Painter King's deeply researched, well-written, passionate study places children and young adults at ... Read more