Herbert G. Gutman
Slavery and the Numbers Game: A Critique of Time on the Cross
- ISBN 13:
- 9780252071515
- author:
- Herbert G. Gutman
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2003
- Pages:
- 216
- Dimensions:
- 22.76 x 15.44 x 1.6 centimetres
- Genre:
- History, General, Nonfiction,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Slavery and the Numbers Game: A Critique of Time on the Cross by Herbert G. Gutman In response to Robert Fogel and Stanley Engerman's 1974 publication of Time on the Cross, labor historian Herbert G. Gutman offers a systematic critique of the book's central arguments. This detailed analysis challenges the notion that slavery was an efficient and dynamic engine for the southern economy, and instead highlights the slaves' responses to their treatment at the hands of slaveowners. Gutman's work draws on a wealth of data to contest the most fundamental assertions of Time on the Cross, emphasizing the role of physical violence and negative incentives in shaping the slaves' labor. This critique sheds light on a range of crucial aspects of slavery and its economic effectiveness, providing a benchmark work of historical inquiry. In this new edition, Bruce Levine provides an introduction that contextualizes the ongoing debate over Time on the Cross, including its influence on Robert W. Fogel's 1993 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
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