{"product_id":"them-dark-days-9780820322100","title":"Them Dark Days","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): William Dusinberre\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ethnic Studies - American - African American \u0026amp; Black Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThem Dark Days\u003c\/i\u003e is a study of the callous, capitalistic nature of the vast rice plantations along the southeastern coast. It is essential reading for anyone whose view of slavery's horrors might be softened by the current historical emphasis on slave community and family and slave autonomy and empowerment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLooking at Gowrie and Butler Island plantations in Georgia and Chicora Wood in South Carolina, William Dusinberre considers a wide range of issues related to daily life and work there: health, economics, politics, dissidence, coercion, discipline, paternalism, and privilege. Based on overseers' letters, slave testimonies, and plantation records, \u003ci\u003eThem Dark Days\u003c\/i\u003e offers a vivid reconstruction of slavery in action and casts a sharp new light on slave history.","brand":"University of Georgia Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47614498996375,"sku":"9780820322100","price":4202.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780820322100.webp?v=1775094177","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/them-dark-days-9780820322100","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}