Blacks of the Land: Indian Slavery, Settler Society, and the Portuguese Colonial Enterprise in South America

ISBN-13: 9781107114678 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 290 str.

James Woodard; Barbara Weinstein; John M. Monteiro

Opis

The first English translation of the field-defining work in Brazilian studies ethnohistory by the late John M. Monteiro.

Recenzje

'Specialists and students of slavery studies will certainly benefit from Monteiro's interdisciplinary approach and exhaustive analysis. Non-specialists interested in histories of colonial encounters and colonial labour systems will profit as well from this thorough edition.' Ana Moledo, Connections

Spis treści

Foreword; Blacks of the land: preface and acknowledgments; 1. The transformation of indigenous São Paulo in the sixteenth century; 2. Backcountry incursions and the expansion of the labour force; 3. The granary of Brazil; 4. The regime of personal service; 5. Masters and Indians; 6. The roots of rural poverty; 7. The final years of Indian slavery; Afterword.