The people of the river : nature and identity in black Amazonia, 1835-1945 /

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"In this history of the black peasants of Amazonia, Oscar de la Torre focuses on the experience of African-descended people navigating the transition from slavery to freedom. Drawing on social and environmental history, he connects the Amazonians intimately to their natural landscapes. Relying...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: De la Torre, Oscar (Historian) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2018]
Temas:
Black people > Brazil > History.
Black people > Race identity > Brazil.
Black people > Brazil > Economic conditions.
Peasants > Brazil > History.
Slavery > Brazil > History.
Personnes noires > Brésil > Histoire.
Personnes noires > Identité ethnique > Brésil.
Personnes noires > Brésil > Conditions économiques.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
HISTORY > Latin America > General.
Black people
Black people > Economic conditions
Black people > Race identity
Peasants
Slavery
Amazon River Region > History.
Amazon River Region
Brazil
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • After the reign of terror : slavery and the economy of post-Cabanagem Pará, 1835-c.1870
  • Killing the big snake : myth and history in the Trombetas River, 1800-1888
  • I do not buy my freedom because I am not a fool : environmental creolization and the erection of communities in the senzalas, 1850-1888
  • Working almost as slaves : the post-abolition Brazil nut trade, 1888-1930
  • Citizens of Tauapará : landscape, law, and citizenship in the senzalas, 1862-c.1944
  • The people of the Curuá River : black rural protest and the Vargas era in Amazonia, 1921-1945.

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