Beyond racism and poverty : : the truck system on Louisiana plantations and Dutch peateries, 1865-1920 / / Karin Lurvink.
The truck system was a global phenomenon in the period 1865-1920, where workers were paid through the company store. In Beyond Racism and Poverty Karin Lurvink looks at how this system functioned on plantations in Louisiana in comparison with peateries in the Netherlands. In the United States, the s...
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| Superior document: | Studies in Global Slavery, Volume 3 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, 2018. ©2018 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in global slavery ;
Volume 3. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (289 pages) :; illustrations, maps, charts, tables. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Bayous and Bogs—The Geography of Isolation
- Truck Payments
- Abuse? The Effects of the Truck System
- Costs and Benefits—The Employer’s Perspective
- Carrots, Cake, and Candy—The Store as a Positive Incentive
- Sticks and Strikes—The Store as a Negative Incentive
- The Power of Racism and Class
- Conclusion.