The hierarchies of slavery in Santos, Brazil, 1822-1888 /

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Author / Creator:	Read, Ian (Ian William Olivo), 1976- author.
Imprint:	Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2012.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 275 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Subject:	Slaves -- Brazil -- Santos (São Paulo) -- Social conditions -- 19th century. Slaveholders -- Brazil -- Santos (São Paulo) -- Social conditions -- 19th century. Slavery -- Social aspects -- Brazil -- Santos (São Paulo) -- History -- 19th century. Social status -- Brazil -- Santos (São Paulo) -- History -- 19th century. Slavery -- Social aspects. Slaves -- Social conditions. Social conditions. Social status. Santos (São Paulo, Brazil) -- Social conditions -- 19th century. Brazil -- Santos (São Paulo) Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11123820

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ISBN:	9780804778558 0804778558 9780804774147 0804774145
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	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.
Other form:	Print version: Read, Ian (Ian William Olivo), 1976- Hierarchies of slavery in Santos, Brazil, 1822-1888. Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2012

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