The Comparative Histories of Slavery in Brazil, Cuba, and the United States
The Comparative Histories of Slavery in Brazil, Cuba, and the United States
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This book is an introductory history of racial slavery in the Americas. Brazil and Cuba were among the first colonial societies to establish slavery in the early sixteenth century. Approximately a century later British colonial Virginia was founded, and slavery became an integral part of local culture and society. In all three nations, slavery spread to nearly every region, and in many areas it was the principal labor system utilized by rural and urban elites. This is the first work that systemically surveys slavery in the three nations from comparative perspectives. Chapters focus on slave narratives, demography, economy, culture, resistance and rebellions, and the causes of abolition.
- This is the first comparative history of slavery in Brazil, Cuba, and the US
- Draws upon an extensive bibliography of most published works on slavery in the three nations
- Written by an author with extensive experience and an impressive list of publications based upon research with sources in Brazil and Cuba
Reviews & endorsements
"...Bergad's stated purpose is to integrate new interdisciplinary knowledge about three major slave societies-Cuba, Brazil, and the United States (why not Puerto Rico?)-in a digestible form for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and the general public....provide a clear view of profitability and technology of slavery....In textbook format, Bergad provides an effective overview of colonization and the rise of slavery as the primary system of production for each of his areas of study-North America (United States), Cuba, and Brazil, with some discussion of other parts of the Americas....The presentation of data regarding production, prices, investments, and demography...makes for an admirable introduction to the economics of slavery...."
--Paul E. Lovejoy, York University, Journal of Interdisciplinary History
"...should be required reading in any course on nineteenth century U.S. or Latin American History." -David Eltis, EH.NET
"...a welcome addition to textbooks on slavery in the Americas." -Jacob M. Blosser, World History Bulletin
"For those accustomed to the study of the 'birth of African American culture' solely from the perspective of the Anglo-Dutch Atlantic, this book has much to offer." -Jorge Canizares-Esguerra, Journal of American Ethnic History
Product details
- Published: June 2007
- Format: Hardback
- ISBN: 9780521872355
- Length: 328 pages
- Dimensions: 235 × 152 × 25 mm
- Weight: 0.574kg
- Contains: 5 tables
- Availability: Available
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. From colonization to abolition: patterns of historical development in Brazil, Cuba, and the United States
- 2. The diversity of slavery in the Americas to 1790
- 3. Slaves in their own words
- 4. Slave populations
- 5. Economic aspects
- 6. Making space
- 7. Resistance and rebellions
- 8. Abolition
- Bibliography.
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