{"product_id":"dictionary-of-afro-american-slavery-updated-with-a-new-introduction-and-bibliography-paperback","title":"Dictionary of Afro-American Slavery: Updated, with a New Introduction and Bibliography - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRandall M. Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJohn David Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1988 Greenwood Press published the \u003ci\u003eDictionary of Afro-American Slavery\u003c\/i\u003e to wide acclaim by the library community and scholars in the field. The \u003ci\u003eDictionary\u003c\/i\u003e was issued at a time when the study of slavery commanded a central place in American historical thinking and, increasingly, in a host of other disciplines as well. Interest in slavery has not abated. Yet, despite a growing sophistication in methodology and complexity of analysis, the basic contours of the study of slavery remain much the same as when the \u003ci\u003eDictionary\u003c\/i\u003e first appeared. To take the latest scholarship into account, the editors have added a new introduction surveying the principal themes in research and writing over the past decade and have appended a bibliography, arranged by broad thematic areas keyed to topics treated in the text. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1988 Greenwood Press published the \u003ci\u003eDictionary of Afro-American Slavery\u003c\/i\u003e to wide acclaim by the library community and scholars in the field. It was selected as a Best Reference Book by \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e Outstanding Academic Book, and an American Library Association Outstanding Reference Book. Historian John Hope Franklin declared it an indispensable tool for all students of human bondage, while the \u003ci\u003eJournal of the Early Republic\u003c\/i\u003e announced it has something for everyone interested in Afro-American slavery, from the general reader to undergraduate student to professional historian. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eDictionary\u003c\/i\u003e appeared at a time when the study of slavery commanded a central place in American historical thinking and, increasingly, in a host of other disciplines as well. Interest in slavery has not abated. Yet, despite a growing sophistication in methodology and complexity of analysis, the basic contours of the study remain much the same as when the \u003ci\u003eDictionary\u003c\/i\u003e was first issued. To take the latest scholarship into account, the editors have appended a bibliography, arranged by broad thematic areas keyed to topics treated in the text. The bibliography, augmented by the historiographical review of the scholarship of the last decade, makes the \u003ci\u003eDictionary\u003c\/i\u003e an invaluable guide for students and scholars alike.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRANDALL M. MILLER is Professor of History at Saint Joseph's University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOHN DAVID SMITH is Graduate Alumni Distinguished Professor of History at North Carolina State University. \/eBoth have written extensively on American history and race relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 912\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.61 x 9.26 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 19, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45307015823462,"sku":"9780275957995","price":115.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/dkYzNXFQZFVpOHgrQktxVEE4b2U2dz09.webp?v=1774108235","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/dictionary-of-afro-american-slavery-updated-with-a-new-introduction-and-bibliography-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}