UID:
almafu_9959227951602883
Format:
1 online resource (295 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-8047-7855-8
Content:
Despite the inherent brutality of slavery, some slaves could find small but important opportunities to act decisively. The Hierarchies of Slavery in Santos, Brazil, 1822-1888 explores such moments of opportunity and resistance in Santos, a Southeastern township in Imperial Brazil. It argues that slavery in Brazil was hierarchical: slaves' fleeting chances to form families, work jobs that would not kill or maim, avoid debilitating diseases, or find a (legal or illegal) pathway out of slavery were highly influenced by their demographic background and their owners' social position.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Masters and their slaves. Neighborhoods and inequality -- Material and demographic changes -- Slave markets and networks -- Slaves and their masters. Family, work, and punishment -- Illness, recovery, and death -- Pathways to freedom : manumission and flight -- "Manumissionists," abolitionists, and emancipation.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8047-7414-5
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9780804778558
