African slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean

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African slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean

Herbert S. Klein

Oxford University Press, 1986

  • : pbk

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First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback, 1988

Bibliography: p. 273-294

Includes index

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ISBN 9780195038378

Description

Covering not only Spanish but also Portuguese and French regions, and encompassing the latest research on the plantation system as well as mining and the urban experience, this book brings together the recent findings on demography, the slave trade, the construction of the slave community, and Afro-American culture. Historians of the Americas; social and economic historians.
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: pbk ISBN 9780195038385

Description

This is an examination of slavery that covers the Spanish, Portuguese, and French regions of Latin America. Klein brings together the latest findings on the plantation system, demography, the slave trade, the construction of the slave community, and Afro-American culture. He focuses also on the attempts of the African and American-born slaves to create a viable and autonomous culture, including their adaptation of European languages, religions, and even kinship systems to their own needs.

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