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Contested Bodies: Pregnancy, Childrearing, and Slavery in Jamaica - Early American Studies Sasha Turner
Contested Bodies: Pregnancy, Childrearing, and Slavery in Jamaica - Early American Studies
Sasha Turner
Contested Bodies explores how the end of the transatlantic trade impacted Jamaican slaves and their children. Examining the struggles for control over biological reproduction, Turner shows how central childbearing was to the organization of plantation work, the care of slaves, and the development of their culture.
328 pages, 10 illus.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 12, 2019 |
| ISBN13 | 9780812224603 |
| Publishers | University of Pennsylvania Press |
| Pages | 328 |
| Dimensions | 228 × 153 × 25 mm · 512 g |