The Last Abolition: The Brazilian Antislavery Movement, 1868-1888

ISBN-13: 9781108431477 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 420 str.

Angela Alonso

Opis

A new interpretation of Brazilian anti-slavery history, placing Brazil in the global network of nineteenth-century abolitionist activism.

Recenzje

'Alonso's rigorously researched study approaches Brazil's abolitionism as a form of contentious politics embedded in a broader history of social movements … Alonso skillfully incorporates details and research from newspapers, letters, speeches, and parliamentary records (among many other sources) to give the reader a vivid experience.' Christina Proenza-Coles, H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Elite abolitionism; 2. Pro-slavery rhetoric; 3. The moral repertoire of abolitionism; 4. The theatricalization of politics; 5. Expansion; 6. Results-based abolitionism; 7. Votes: A movement/government alliance; 8. Bullets: Movement and countermovement; 9. The march to victory; 10. Future of the preterite; 11. Abolitionism as a social movement.