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Rio de Janeiro in the first half of the nineteenth century had the largest population of urban slaves in the Americas-primary contributors to the atmosphere and vitality of the city. Although most urban historians have ignored these inhabitants of Rio, Mary Karasch's generously …
Analyses the Dutch involvement in Atlantic slavery and assesses thehistorical consequences of this for contemporary European society.
"The Dutch Atlantic investigates the Dutch involvement in the transatlantic slave trade and assesses the historical consequences of this for contemporary European society. Kwame Nimako and Glenn Willemsen show how the slave trade and slavery intertwined economic, social and cult…
Analyses the Dutch involvement in Atlantic slavery and assesses the historical consequences of this for contemporary European society.
"Excellent collection of essays highlights recent interpretive currents in the study of runaway slaves. While providing several perspectives on Palmares, the collection also examines runaway slave communities in the Amazon region, Maranhão, Pernambuco, Bahia, Rio Grande do Sul, …
"Excellent collection of essays highlights recent interpretive currents in the study of runaway slaves. While providing several perspectives on Palmares, the collection also examines runaway slave communities in the Amazon region, Maranhão, Pernambuco, Bahia, Rio Grande do Sul, …
Following the abolition of slavery in New England, white citizens seemed to forget that it had ever existed there. Drawing on a wide array of primary sources--from slaveowners' diaries to children's daybooks to racist broadsides--Joanne Pope Melish reveals not only how northern …
Following the abolition of slavery in New England, white citizens seemed to forget that it had ever existed there. Drawing on a wide array of primary sources--from slaveowners' diaries to children's daybooks to racist broadsides--Joanne Pope Melish reveals not only how northern …
