Memory and Power at L'Hermitage Plantation. Heritage of a Nervous Landscape, Paperback/Megan M. Bailey

Uses archaeological data and historical records to document the treatment of enslaved people at L’Hermitage Plantation in Maryland. Megan Bailey uses the concept of the ‘nervous landscape’ - a space where power is not absolute and resistance possible - to show how the Vincendiere family’s fear of losing control drove their brutality. Publisher: University Press of Florida Author(s): Megan M. Bailey Illustration(s): 11 b&w illustrations Number of pages: 196 Collection: Cultural Heritage Studies Publication date: 2024 Dimensions: 151 x 228 x 14 Cover type: Paperback / softback