African Slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean

Name: African Slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean
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ISBN: 9780195189421

ISBN-10: 0195189426

ISBN-13: 9780195189421

Edition: 2nd 2007

Authors: Herbert S. Klein, Ben Vinson, Ben Vinson

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This is an original survey of the economic and social history of slavery of the Afro-American experience in Latin America and the Caribbean. The focus of the book is on the Portuguese, Spanish, and French-speaking regions of continental America and the Caribbean. It analyzes the latest research on urban and rural slavery and on the African and Afro-American experience under these regimes. It approaches these themes both historically and structurally. The historical section provides a detailed analysis of the evolution of slavery and forced labor systems in Europe, Africa, and America. The second half of the book looks at the type of life and culture which the salves experienced in these…

Book details

List price: $42.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/6/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 9.09" wide x 5.98" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Preface to the Second Edition


Preface to the First Edition


Maps



Origins of the American Slave System



The Establishment of African Slavery in Latin America in the 16th Century



Sugar and Slavery in the Caribbean in the 17th and 18th Centuries



Slavery in Portuguese and Spanish America in the 18th Century



Slavery and the Plantation Economy in the Caribbean in the 19th Century



Slavery and the Plantation Economy in Brazil and the Guyanas in the 19th Century



Life, Death, and the Family in Afro-American Slave Societies



Creation of a Slave Community and Afro-American Culture



Slave Resistance and Rebellion



Freedmen in a Slave Society



Transition from Slavery to Freedom


Bibliographical Notes


Tables


Index