African slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean /

Klein, Herbert S.

African slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean / Herbert S. Klein and Ben Vinson III. - Second edition - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007. - xix, 286 pages : maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-272) and index.

Origins of the American slave system -- The establishment of African slavery in Latin America in the 16th century -- Sugar and slavery in the Caribbean in the 17th and 18th centuries -- Slavery in Portuguese and Spanish America in the 18th century -- Slavery and the plantation economy in the Caribbean in the 19th century -- Slavery and the plantation economy in Brazil and the Guyanas in the 19th century -- Life, death, and the family in Afro-American slave societies -- Creation of a slave community and Afro-American culture -- Slave resistance and rebellion -- Freedmen in a slave society -- Transition from slavery to freedom.

9780195189421 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0195189426 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2007021258

GBA763620 bnb

013817639 Uk


Slavery--History.--Latin America
Esclavitud --Historia--América Latina
Slavery--History.--Caribbean Area
Esclavitud--Historia --Área del Caribe
Slave trade--History.--Latin America
Slave trade--History.--Caribbean Area
Trata de esclavos --Historia
Plantation life--History.--Latin America
Plantation life--History.--Caribbean Area
Vida en plantaciones --Historia

HT 1052.5 / K64a 2007

306.3/62098