Slavery in Brazil

by Herbert S. Klein and Francisco Vidal Luna

Book Overview

Brazil was the American society that received the largest contingent of African slaves in the Americas and the longest lasting slave regime in the Western Hemisphere. This is the first complete modern survey of the institution of slavery in Brazil and how it affected the lives of enslaved Africans. It is based on major new research on the institution of slavery and the role of Africans and their descendants in Brazil. Although Brazilians have incorporated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521141923
• ISBN13: 9780521141925
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 8.9"