Slave Revolts

Johannes Postma taught European and African History at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he is now Emeritus Professor. He is author of The Atlantic Slave Trade (Greenwood 2003), The Dutch in the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1600-1815 (1990), and is editor and co-author of Riches from Atlantic Commerce: Dutch Transatlantic Trade and Shipping, 1585-1817 (2003). Since his retirement in 2001, he has lived in Wilbraham, Massachusetts.

• Series Foreword by Linda S. Frey and Marsha L. FreyPrefaceAcknowledgmentsChronology of Events1. Slavery and Slave Rebellions Before 15002. Slave and Peasant Revolts in Europe and the Mediterranean World, 1500-19003. Slave and Peasant Rebellions in Asia and Africa4. Slave Revolts in Spanish America and the Caribbean5. Slave Revolts in Brazil and North America6. Marronage: Rebellion Through Flight7. Identity and Leadership in Slave Revolts8. Legacy of Slave RevoltsBiographical Sketches: Notable Persons in Slave RevoltsPrimary Documents about Slave and Peasant RevoltsGlossary of TermsSelect and Annotated BibliographyIndex

Well researched and informative, this work offers an in-depth survey of the world's major slave revolts and touches on many of the lesser-known aspects of them. Little has been written about this topic since the documentation of the subject is relatively scanty (largely because slave revolts were rarely successful)….This intriguing reference stands alone in its field and will be a solid addition.