Slave Life in Rio de Janeiro, 1808-1850 / / Mary C. Karasch.
Rio de Janeiro in the first half of the nineteenth century had the largest population of urban slaves in the Americas-primary contributors to the atmosphere and vitality of the city. Although most urban historians have ignored these inhabitants of Rio, Mary Karasch's generously illustrated stud...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2019] ©1987 |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (448 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. The Nations of Rio
- 2. The Crossroads: The Slave Market of Rio de Janeiro
- 3. Boundaries: A Slave's Guide to the City of Rio de Janeiro
- 4. As Almas: Those Who Died
- 5. Under the Whip
- 6. "The Sorcerers' Weapons": Diseases
- 7. Porters and Property: The Functions of Slaves in Rio de Janeiro
- 8. Samba and Song: Afro-Cariocan SlaveCulture
- 9. "Belonging": Religious and Social Groups
- 10. Runaways and Rebels
- 11. The Letter of Liberty
- Appendix A: African Sources for the Slave Trade to Rio de Janeiro, 1830-1852
- Appendix B: Causes of Slave Sickness and Death at the Santa Casa da Misericordia, 1833-1849
- Bibliography
- Index