The Abolition of Slavery and the Aftermath of Emancipation in Brazil /

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In May 1888 the Brazilian parliament passed, and Princess Isabel (acting for her father, Emperor Pedro II) signed, the lei aurea, or Golden Law, providing for the total abolition of slavery. Brazil thereby became the last "civilized nation" to part with slavery as a legal institution. The...

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Main Authors: Scott, Rebecca J. (Rebecca Jarvis), 1950- (Author), Levine, Robert M. (Author), Andrews, George Reid (Author), Castro, Hebe Maria Mattos de (Author), Drescher, Seymour (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 1988.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Emancipatie.
Afschaffing.
Slavernij.
Abschaffung
Sklaverei
Geschichte
Abolitionismus
Aufsatzsammlung
Emanzipation
Slaves > Emancipation.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
Esclaves > Affranchissement > Bresil.
Slaves > Emancipation > Brazil.
Schwarze.
Brasilien
Brazil.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In May 1888 the Brazilian parliament passed, and Princess Isabel (acting for her father, Emperor Pedro II) signed, the lei aurea, or Golden Law, providing for the total abolition of slavery. Brazil thereby became the last "civilized nation" to part with slavery as a legal institution. The freeing of slaves in Brazil, as in other countries, may not have fulfilled all the hopes for improvement it engendered, but the final act of abolition is certainly one of the defining landmarks of Brazilian history. The articles presented here represent a broad scope of scholarly inquiry that covers developmen.
Item Description:"The text of this book was originally published without the present introduction or the index as volume 68, number 3 (August 1988) of the Hispanic American historical review"--Title page verso
Physical Description:1 online resource (182 pages).
ISBN:9780822381549

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