Gerald D. Jaynes
Contributor
Professor of Economics and African American Studies, Yale University. He edited SAGE Publications's Encyclopedia of African American Society (2005), where his contributions to Britannica originally appeared.
Primary Contributions (4)
Debt slavery, a state of indebtedness to landowners or merchant employers that limits the autonomy of producers and provides the owners of capital with cheap labour. Examples of debt slavery, indentured servitude, peonage, and other forms of forced labour exist around the world and throughout…
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Publications (1)
Encyclopedia of African American Society (February 2005)
This two-volume reference seeks to capture the ways in which the tenets and foundations of African American culture have given rise to today′s society. Approaching the field from a "street level" perspective, these two volumes cover topics of universal interest in America: rap music, sports, television, cinema, racism, religion, literature, and much more. The Encyclopedia of African American Society is also the first comprehensive yet accessible reference set in this field to give voice to the...
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