{"product_id":"to-be-a-slave-in-brazil-1550-1888-paperback-softback-9780813511559","title":"To Be a Slave in Brazil; 1550-1888 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813511559","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTo Be a Slave in Brazil\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e1550-1888\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKatia M de Queiros Mattoso (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813511559\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 August 1987\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e250 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.227 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book was published originally in French in 1979 and in Portuguese in 1982. Written without scholarly footnotes for a general readership, it is a deceptively simple book direct in its presentation, lacking a specialized jargon, and organized in an imaginative and interesting way. But it also is a volume that reflects some of the most recent and innovative research on the question of slavery. Putting aside the somewhat arid debate over the feudal or capitalist nature of the \"slave mode of production\" and the political aspects of the movement for abolition, \u003ci\u003eTo Be a Slave in Brazil\u003c\/i\u003e presents an overview of Brazilian slavery which reflects the trend toward study of the slave community, religion, the family, and other features of the internal aspects of slavery.\u003c\/div\u003e - Stuart B. Schwartz (from the foreword) \u003cdiv\u003eThis book was published originally in French in 1979 and in Portuguese in 1982. Written without scholarly footnotes for a general readership, it is a deceptively simple book direct in its presentation, lacking a specialized jargon, and organized in an imaginative and interesting way. But it also is a volume that reflects some of the most recent and innovative research on the question of slavery. Putting aside the somewhat arid debate over the feudal or capitalist nature of the \"slave mode of production\" and the political aspects of the movement for abolition, \u003ci\u003eTo Be a Slave in Brazil\u003c\/i\u003e presents an overview of Brazilian slavery which reflects the trend toward study of the slave community, religion, the family, and other features of the internal aspects of slavery.\u003c\/div\u003e - Stuart B. Schwartz (from the foreword)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e This book was published originally in French in 1979 and in Portuguese in 1982. Written without scholarly footnotes for a general readership, it is a deceptively simple book direct in its presentation, lacking a specialized jargon, and organized in an imaginative and interesting way. But it also is a volume that reflects some of the most recent and innovative research on the question of slavery. Putting aside the somewhat arid debate over the feudal or capitalist nature of the \"slave mode of production\" and the political aspects of the movement for abolition, To Be a Slave in Brazil presents an overview of Brazilian slavery which reflects the trend toward study of the slave community, religion, the family, and other features of the internal aspects of slavery. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eForeword by Stuart Schwartz\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the English Edition\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART 1: TO BE SOLD INTO SLAVERY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. To Be Sold into Slavery in Africa\u003cbr\u003e 2. In Brazil: Merchandise like Any Other\u003cbr\u003e 3. To Be Valuable Merchandise\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART 2: BEING A SLAVE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. The African Adapts to Brazil and the Brazilians\u003cbr\u003e 5. Solidarities\u003cbr\u003e 6. Refuges and Refusals\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e PART 3: THE END OF SLAVERY?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Charter of Freedom\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Mirage of Freedom\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Manumitted Slave as Social Intermediary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Appendices:\u003cbr\u003e Will of Francisco Nunes de Moraes\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Currency Tables\u003cbr\u003e Bibliographies\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52676664885528,"sku":"9780813511559","price":25.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/to-be-a-slave-in-brazil-1550-1888-paperback-softback-9780813511559","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}