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The hierarchies of slavery in Santos, Brazil, 1822-1888 /

Despite the inherent brutality of slavery, some slaves could find small but important opportunities to act decisively. This book explores such moments of opportunity and resistance in Santos, a Southeastern township in Imperial Brazil. It argues that slavery in Brazil was hierarchical: slaves'...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Read, Ian (Ian William Olivo), 1976- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Masters and their slaves. Neighborhoods and inequality
  • Material and demographic changes
  • Slave markets and networks
  • Slaves and their masters. Family, work, and punishment
  • Illness, recovery, and death
  • Pathways to freedom : manumission and flight
  • "Manumissionists," abolitionists, and emancipation.