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

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Read, Ian (Ian William Olivo), 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Enslaved persons > Brazil > Santos (São Paulo) > Social conditions > 19th century.
Slaveholders > Brazil > Santos (São Paulo) > Social conditions > 19th century.
Slavery > Social aspects > Brazil > Santos (São Paulo) > History > 19th century.
Social status > Brazil > Santos (São Paulo) > History > 19th century.
Esclaves > Brésil > Santos (São Paulo) > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
Propriétaires d'esclaves > Brésil > Santos (São Paulo) > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
Statut social > Brésil > Santos (São Paulo) > Histoire > 19e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
HISTORY > Latin America > South America.
Slavery > Social aspects
Enslaved persons > Social conditions
Social conditions
Social status
Santos (São Paulo, Brazil) > Social conditions > 19th century.
Brazil > Santos (São Paulo)
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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