Tobacco and Slaves : The Development of Southern Cultures in the Chesapeake, 1680-1800

__Tobacco and Slaves__ is a major reinterpretation of the economic and political transformation of Chesapeake society from 1680 to 1800. Building upon massive archival research in Maryland and Virginia, Allan Kulikoff provides the most comprehensive study to date of changing social relations--among both blacks and whites--in the eighteenth-century South. He links his arguments about class, gender, and race to the later social history of the South and to larger patterns of American development. Allan Kulikoff is professor of history at Northern Illinois University and author of __The Agrarian Origins of American Capitalism__. This Book Is A Major Reinterpretation Of The Economic And Political Transformation Of Chesapeake Society From 1680 To 1800. Building Upon Massive Archival Research In Maryland And Virginia, The Author Provides A Comprehensive Study Of Changing Social Relations--among Both Blacks And Whites--in The Eighteenth-century South. He Links His Arguments About Class, Gender, And Race To The Later Social History Of The South And To Larger Patterns Of American Development. Pt. 1. The Political Economy Of Tobacco. From Outpost To Slave Society, 1620-1700 -- Land And Labor In The Household Economy, 1680-1800 -- The Troubles With Tobacco, 1700-1750 -- The Perils Of Prosperity, 1740-1800 -- Pt. 2. White Society. The Origins Of Domestic Patriarchy Among White Families -- From Neighborhood To Kin Group : The Development Of A Clan System -- The Rise Of The Chesapeake Gentry -- Pt. 3. Black Society. From Africa To The Chesapeake : Origins Of Black Society -- Beginnings Of The Afro-american Family -- Slavery And Segregation : Race Relations In The Chesapeake -- Afterword : The Birth Of The Old South. Allan Kulikoff. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Tobacco and Slaves is a major reinterpretation of the economic and political transformation of Chesapeake society from 1680 to 1800. Building upon massive archival research in Maryland and Virginia, Allan Kulikoff provides the most comprehensive study to date of changing social relations--among both blacks and whites--in the eighteenth-century South. He links his arguments about class, gender, and race to the later social history of the South and to larger patterns of American development. Allan Kulikoff is professor of history at Northern Illinois University and author of The Agrarian Origins of American Capitalism .