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.
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