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Online-Ressource (336 p)
ISBN:
9780253014207
Serie:
Blacks in the Diaspora
Inhalt:
Legacy of the Lash is a compelling social and cultural history of the Brazilian navy in the decades preceding and immediately following the 1888 abolition of slavery in Brazil. Focusing on non-elite, mostly black enlisted men and the oppressive labor regimes under which they struggled, the book is an examination of the four-day Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash) of November 1910, during which nearly half of Rio de Janeiro's enlisted men rebelled against the use of corporal punishment in the navy. These men seized four new, powerful warships, turned their guns on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's c
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Cover; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 Introduction: Race and Violence in Brazil and Its Navy; 2 Legislating the Lash; 3 Control of the Lower Decks, 1860-1910; 4 Roots of a Rebellion; 5 The Revolt of the Lash; 6 Betrayal and Revenge; 7 Conclusion: The Measure of a Revolt; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
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ISBN 9780253014290
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ISBN 9780253014207
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Legacy of the Lash : Race and Corporal Punishment in the Brazilian Navy and the Atlantic World
Sprache:
Englisch
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