Between slavery and capitalism : the legacy of emancipation in the American south /
Ruef, Martin,author.
Institutional transformation and uncertainty -- Constructing a free labor market -- Status attainment among emancipated slaves -- Class structure in the old and new south -- The demise of the plantation -- Credit and trade in the new south -- Paths to development -- Emancipation in comparative perspective -- Appendix A. Data sources and sampling -- Appendix B. Idiosyncrasy.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-275) and index.
Slaves
Slave trade
Capitalism