TY - BOOK AU - Lurvink,Karin TI - Beyond racism and poverty: the truck system on Louisiana plantations and Dutch peateries, 1865-1920 T2 - Studies in global slavery SN - 9789004351813 AV - HD4928.T72 U6 2017 U1 - 331.2/166 23 PY - 2017/// CY - Leiden PB - Brill KW - Truck system KW - Louisiana KW - History KW - 19th century KW - 20th century KW - Plantations KW - Netherlands KW - Peat industry KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Introduction -- Bayous and Bogs—The Geography of Isolation -- Truck Payments -- Abuse? The Effects of the Truck System -- Costs and Benefits—The Employer’s Perspective -- Carrots, Cake, and Candy—The Store as a Positive Incentive -- Sticks and Strikes—The Store as a Negative Incentive -- The Power of Racism and Class -- Conclusion; Available to subscribing member institutions only N2 - The truck system was a global phenomenon in the period 1865-1920, where workers were paid through the company store. In Beyond Racism and Poverty Karin Lurvink looks at how this system functioned on plantations in Louisiana in comparison with peateries in the Netherlands. In the United States, the system is often viewed as a 'second slavery' and strongly associated with racism. In the Netherlands, however, not racism but poverty has been seen as the main reason for its continued existence. By using a variety of historical sources and by analyzing the perspectives of both employers and workers, Lurvink provides new insights into how the truck system worked and can be explained. She reveals how the system was not only coercive but had advantages for the workers as well, which should not be overlooked UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004351813 ER -