| Slavery and Freedom in Colonial Brazil Contributor(s): Russell-Wood, A. J. R. (Author), Russell-Wood Aj (Author) |
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ISBN: 1851682880 ISBN-13: 9781851682881 Publisher: ONEWorld Publications OUR PRICE: $45.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2002 Annotation: In this authoritative and readable study, Russell-Wood documents the experience of both slaves and freemen of color in colonial Brazil, charting their culture, social framework, and domestic lives. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - South America - History | World - General |
| Dewey: 130 |
| Physical Information: 1.12" H x 5.76" W x 8.84" (1.13 lbs) 364 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Combining modern scholarship with a wealth of documentary and archival evidence, this is an authoritative portrait of the lives of slaves and free persons of colour in colonial Brazil. The author charts the working conditions, domestic lives, preoccupations and aspirations of slaves and their fellow freed men. In a work which underlines the validity and importance of minority histories, he argues that the slaves and freedmen of colonial Brazil maintained and preserved their own cultural identity, taking decisions independently of the white ruling class. The result is not a history of extremes - black and white, slave and master - but instead an account of the ambiguities surrounding issues of race, freedom and the individual, which provides an insight not only in to the past and present of Brazil, but also into areas of racial and social identity. With an extensive preface outlining recent developments in the field, and a full and updated bibliography, this edition of aims to provide information for students and historians alike. |
