| Description |
xiv, 314 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
New approaches to the Americas |
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New approaches to the Americas.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-302) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- From colonization to abolition : patterns of historical development in Brazil, Cuba, and the United States -- The diversity of slavery in the Americas to 1790 -- Slaves in their own words -- Slave populations -- Economic aspects -- Making space -- Resistance and rebellions -- Abolition. |
| Summary |
Laird Bergad presents a comparative history of slavery in Brazil, Cuba and the United States, countries in which the institutions of slavery survived long into the 19th century ; in Brazil as late as 1888. He assesses the various factors that led to these states being left behind by their more progressive neighbours. |
| Subject |
Slavery -- Brazil -- History.
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Slavery -- Cuba -- History.
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Slavery -- United States -- History.
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Slavery -- America -- History -- Cross-cultural studies.
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| ISBN |
9780521872355 hardback |
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0521872359 hardback |
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9780521694100 paperback |
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0521694108 paperback |
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051128425X |
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9780511284250 |
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0511285078 |
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9780511285073 |
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