{"product_id":"mastering-emotions-9780812253399","title":"Mastering Emotions","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Within this study, Dwyer argues persuasively that for both slaveholders and the enslaved, emotion was used as a crucial tool of power and thus mastering one’s emotions, as the title suggests, was integral to navigating daily life under slavery...By emphasizing the central role that emotion played in the maintenance of and resistance to slavery, Dwyer is doing the vital work of urging us to recognize the pervasive role emotion--an often overlooked social and political force--continues to play in upholding racist power structures in today’s society.\" * American Nineteenth Century History *\u003cbr\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eMastering Emotions, \u003c\/i\u003eErin Austin Dwyer insightfully demonstrates how emotions shaped, maintained, and challenged the institution of slavery by examining the power dynamics of real and performative feelings between people who were enslaved and slave owners...\u003ci\u003eMastering Emotions\u003c\/i\u003e covers considerable ground, examining a number of emotions from multiple angles and perspectives...Importantly, Dwyer's conclusion makes a strong case for further academic and cultural work to better understand the power dynamics of emotions within race relations since the abolition of slavery more than 150 years ago.\" * The Journal of Southern History *\u003cbr\u003e\"\"Essential...Dwyer’s thoroughly documented study demonstrates that white southerners often dismissed the emotional capacity of Black people, especially when it came to separating enslaved families by sale...One of the many virtues of this volume is that Dwyer carries her story beyond emancipation into the Jim Crow era.\" * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction. The Emotional Politics of Slavery\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. \"To Change Their Sentiments\"\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. \"Born and Reared in Slavery\"\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. \"The Pursuit of Happiness\"\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. \"Breach of Confidence\"\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. \"Fear No Lash, nor Worse\"\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. \"Enjoying Freedom\"\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue. \"The Sentiment Left by Slavery Is Still with Us\"\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405746938199,"sku":"9780812253399","price":27.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812253399.jpg?v=1730493469","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mastering-emotions-9780812253399","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}