Constructing the Spanish Empire in Havana : State Slavery in Defense and Development, 1762-1835 /

""Constructing the Spanish Empire in Havana" examines the political economy surrounding the use of enslaved laborers in the capital of Spanish imperial Cuba from 1762 to 1835. In this first book-length exploration of state slavery on the island, Evelyn P. Jennings demonstrates that th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Jennings, Evelyn P. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2020]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Spanish colonies.
Slavery.
Slave trade.
Public works.
Plantations.
Forced labor.
Economic history.
Colonies > Administration.
Slave trade > Spain > History.
Public works > Cuba > Havana > History.
Plantations > Cuba > Havana > History.
Forced labor > Cuba > Havana > History.
Slavery > Cuba > Havana > History.
Spain.
Cuba > Havana.
America.
Spain > Colonies > America > Administration.
Havana (Cuba) > Economic conditions.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Slavery and the state : precedents in Spain and Cuba to 1700
  • War, regeneration, and the limits of reform under the early Bourbons, 1700-1762
  • Fortifying Havana, 1763-1790
  • Slaves in the military, 1763-1800
  • Keeping the peace : civil construction and forced labor in Havana, 1771-1835.

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