Debating Slavery

First New Studies in Economic and Social History book on a US theme. Good concise introduction to a 'hot' topic.

Author's preface; 1. The contours of the debate; 2. Slaveholders and plantations; 3. Yeoman and non-slave-owners; 4. Slaves; 5. The profitability of slavery as a business; 6. The profitability of slavery as a system; 7. New directions, toward consensus; Bibliography.