{"product_id":"roll-jordan-roll-the-world-the-slaves-made-paperback","title":"Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEugene D. Genovese\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA testament to the power of the human spirit under conditions of extreme oppression, this landmark history of slavery in the South challenged conventional views by illuminating the many forms of resistance to dehumanization that developed in slave society. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDisplaying keen insight into the minds of both enslaved persons and slaveholders, historian Eugene Genovese investigates the ways that enslaved persons forced their owners to acknowledge their humanity through culture, music, and religion. He covers a vast range of subjects, from slave weddings and funerals, to language, food, clothing, and labor, and places particular emphasis on religion as both a major battleground for psychological control and a paradoxical source of spiritual strength. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA winner of the Bancroft Prize. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA reevaluation of the master-slave relationship in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The most profound, learned and detailed analysis of Negro slavery to appear since World War Il.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEugene D. Genovese\u003c\/b\u003e was the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eRoll, Jordan, Roll\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he won the Bancroft Prize; \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Front\u003c\/i\u003e. Genovese was known for his Marxist perspective in regards to the study of power, class, and race relations in during plantation life in the old south. Genovese passed away in 2012.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 864\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.43 x 8 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 12, 1976\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755732074784,"sku":"9780394716527","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3e700df3aa37a3fecd399e91a6f134f5.webp?v=1780067234","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/roll-jordan-roll-the-world-the-slaves-made-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}