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Slave Revolts

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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Since the days of antiquity, people have been forced into servitude because of differences in gender, race, class, religion, or level of power. For just as long, those under subjugation have rebelled against it. From the Palmares in Brazil to pre-Civil War slave revolts to the modern-day Hutu/Tutsi conflict, this volume discusses age and gender, caste and class, and origin and ethnicity as the factors, effects and legacy of one of the oldest and most outrageous human practices.Thematic chapters present an in-depth survey of major slave rebellions throughout modern history, from all areas of the globe. Topics include the Maroons of Jamaica, Slave revolts in Sub Saharan Africa, major slave rebellions in Latin America and the Caribbean, and Apartheid and forced labor in the 20th century. Ready reference features such as primary documents and biographies of key figures round out the work.

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Utgivningsdatum2008-03-30
Mått156 x 235 x 23 mm
Vikt510 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieGreenwood Guides to Historic Events 1500-1900
Antal sidor240
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780313338540

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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.