An Analysis of Eugene Genovese's Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made b

Description: An Analysis of Eugene Genovese's Roll, Jordan, Roll by Cheryl Hudson, Eva Namusoke Roll Jordan Roll (1974) is a study of the relationship between master and slave in the United States in the late 18th and 19th centuries. Genovese looks beyond the idea of paternalism-where owners limited slaves freedoms for their own good-suggesting the relationship was more complex. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Most studies of slavery are underpinned by ideology and idealism. Eugene Genoveses ground-breaking book takes a stand against both these influences, arguing not only that all ideological history is bad history – a remarkable statement, coming from a self-professed Marxist – but also that slavery itself can only be understood if master and slave are studied together, rather than separately. Genoveses most important insight, which makes this book a fine example of the critical thinking skill of problem-solving, is that the best way to view the institution of American slavery is to understand why exactly it was structured as it was. He saw slavery as a process of continual renegotiation of power balances, as masters strove to extract the maximum work from their slaves, while slaves aimed to obtain acknowledgement of their humanity and the ability to shape elements of the world that they were forced to live in. Genoveses thesis is not wholly original; he adapts Gramscis notion of hegemony to re-interpret the master-slave relationship – but it is an important example of the benefits of asking productive new questions about topics that seem, superficially at least, to be entirely obvious. By focusing on slave culture, rather than producing another study of economic determinism, this massive study succeeds in reconceptualising an institution in an exciting new way. Author Biography Dr Cheryl Hudson holds a PhD in History from Vanderbilt University, where her work examined the Political Culture of Chicago, 1890-1930. Currently a University Teacher in American history at the University of Liverpool, she has taught at universities in the UK and the USA, including Oxford, Sheffield, Coventry, Vanderbilt, Sussex and Kent, and is a former director of the academic programme at the Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford.Dr Eva Namusoke took her PhD in History from the University of Cambridge with work focusing on the History of the Church in Twentieth-Century Uganda. She is currently a research fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, at the School of Advanced Study, University of London. Table of Contents Ways in to the Text Who was Eugene Genovese? What does Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made Say? Why does Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made Matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Authors Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Authors Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited Details ISBN191212890X Publisher Macat International Limited Series The Macat Library Year 2017 ISBN-10 191212890X ISBN-13 9781912128907 Format Paperback Publication Date 2017-07-04 Media Book Short Title Roll, Jordan, Roll Language English Subtitle The World the Slaves Made DEWEY 975.00496073 UK Release Date 2017-07-04 Imprint Macat International Limited Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2017-07-04 NZ Release Date 2017-07-04 Author Eva Namusoke Alternative 9781912302581 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Pages 112 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136056225;

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