Title Mastering emotions : feelings, power, and slavery in the United States / Erin Austin Dwyer

Published Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2021]

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Description 1 online resource Series America in the nineteenth century America in the nineteenth century. Contents Introduction. The emotional politics of slavery -- chapter 1. "To change their sentiments" -- chapter 2. "Born and reared in slavery" -- chapter 3. "The pursuit of happiness" -- chapter 4. "Breach of confidence" -- chapter 5. "Fear no lash, nor worse" -- chapter 6. "Enjoying freedom" -- Epilogue. "The sentiment left by slavery is still with us." Summary Mastering Emotions examines the interactions between slaveholders and enslaved people, and between White people and free Black people, to expose how emotions such as love, terror, happiness, and trust functioned as social and economic capital for slaveholders and enslaved people alike Analysis African Studies African-American Studies American History American Studies Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Slavery -- Social aspects -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century Emotions -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century Power (Social sciences) -- United States -- History -- 19th century Enslaved persons -- Southern States -- Social conditions -- 19th century Slaveholders -- Southern States -- Social conditions -- 19th century HISTORY -- Modern -- 19th Century. Emotions -- Social aspects Power (Social sciences) Race relations Slavery -- Social aspects Enslaved persons -- Social conditions Social conditions SUBJECT Southern States -- Social conditions -- 19th century Southern States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century Subject Southern States United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 0812299981 9780812299984

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