{"product_id":"nat-turner-a-slave-rebellion-in-history-and-memory-9780195177565","title":"Nat Turner: A Slave Rebellion in History and Memory","description":"Nat Turner's name rings through American history with a force all its own. Leader of the most important slave rebellion on these shores, variously viewed as a murderer of unarmed women and children, an inspired religious leader, a fanatic--this puzzling figure represents all the terrible\u003cbr\u003ecomplexities of American slavery. And yet we do not know what he looked like, where he is buried, or even whether Nat Turner was his real name.\u003cbr\u003e In \u003cem\u003eNat Turner: A Slave Rebellion in History and Memory\u003c\/em\u003e, Kenneth S. Greenberg gathers twelve distinguished scholars to offer provocative new insight into the man, his rebellion, and his time, and his place in history. The historians here explore Turner's slave community, discussing the support\u003cbr\u003efor his uprising as well as the religious and literary context of his movement. They examine the place of women in his insurrection, and its far-reaching consequences (including an extraordinary 1832 Virginia debate about ridding the state of slavery). Here are discussions of Turner's religious\u003cbr\u003evisions--the instructions he received from God to kill all of his white oppressors. Louis Masur places him against the backdrop of the nation's sectional crisis, and Douglas Egerton puts his revolt in the context of rebellions across the Americas. We trace Turner's passage through American memory\u003cbr\u003ethrough fascinating interviews with William Styron on his landmark novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Confessions of Nat Turner\u003c\/em\u003e, and with Dr. Alvin Poussaint, one of the ten black writers of the 1960s who bitterly attacked Styron's vision of Turner. Finally, we follow Nat Turner into the world of Hollywood.\u003cbr\u003e Nat Turner has always been controversial, an emblem of the searing wound of slavery in American life. This book offers a clear-eyed look at one of the best known and least understood figures in our history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth S. Greenberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 289\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.10w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195177565\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKenneth Greenberg\u003c\/strong\u003e is Distinguished Professor and Chair of the History Department at Suffolk University. His books include \u003cem\u003eMasters and Statesmen: The Political Culture of American Slavery\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHonor and Slavery: Lies, Duels, Noses, Masks, Dressing as a Woman, Gifts, Strangers, Humanitarianism, Death, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eSlave Rebellions, the Proslavery Argument, Baseball, Hunting and Gambling in the Old South\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Confessions of Nat Turner\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40008388935795,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_6a6aedfb-78eb-4841-93f0-214850e76bcd.jpg?v=1650385053","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/nat-turner-a-slave-rebellion-in-history-and-memory-9780195177565","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}