ISBN:
0804774145
,
0804778558
,
9780804774147
,
9780804778558
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 275 p.)
DDC:
306.3/62098161
Keywords:
Geschichte 1800-1900
;
Geschichte 1822-1888
;
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
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Geschichte
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Gesellschaft
;
Sklaverei
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Slaves Social conditions 19th century
;
Slaveholders Social conditions 19th century
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Slavery Social aspects 19th century
;
History
;
Social status History 19th century
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Sklaverei
;
Brasilien
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Santos
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Santos
;
Sklaverei
;
Geschichte 1822-1888
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Masters and their slaves. Neighborhoods and inequality -- Material and demographic changes -- Slave markets and networks -- Slaves and their masters. Family, work, and punishment -- Illness, recovery, and death -- Pathways to freedom : manumission and flight -- "Manumissionists," abolitionists, and emancipation
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Despite the inherent brutality of slavery, some slaves could find small but important opportunities to act decisively. This book explores such moments of opportunity and resistance in Santos, a Southeastern township in Imperial Brazil. It argues that slavery in Brazil was hierarchical: slaves' fleeting chances to form families, work jobs that would not kill or maim, avoid debilitating diseases, or find a (legal or illegal) pathway out of slavery were highly influenced by their demographic background and their owners' social position
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