:
Free Download Camillia Cowling, "Motherhood, Childlessness and the Care of Children in Atlantic Slave Societies "
English | ISBN: 1032089563 | 2021 | 392 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
This book provides critical perspectives on the multiple forms of 'mothering' that took place in Atlantic slave societies. Facing repeated child death, mothering was a site of trauma and grief for many, even as slaveholders romanticized enslaved women's work in caring for slaveholders' children.
Examining a wide range of societies including medieval Spain, Brazil, and New England, and including the work of historians based in Brazil, Cuba, the United States, and Britain, this collection breaks new ground in demonstrating the importance of mothering for the perpetuation of slavery, and the complexity of the experience of motherhood in such circumstances.
Read more
Please Help Me Click Connect Icon Below Here and Share News to Social Network | Thanks you !