The Comparative Histories of Slavery in Brazil, Cuba, and the United States (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521694100)

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.

Author: Laird Bergad
ISBN-10: 0521694108
ISBN-13: 9780521694100
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/25/2007
Pages: 342
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d