Slavery and Antislavery in Spain's Atlantic Empire

Josep M. Fradera is Professor of History at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra and a researcher at the Institucio Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avancats (ICREA). He is the author of Colonias para despues de un imperio (2005). Christopher Schmidt-Nowara is Professor of History and Prince of Asturias Chair in Spanish Culture & Civilization at Tufts University. He is the author of Slavery, Freedom, and Abolition in Latin America and the Atlantic World (2011).

• Introduction: Colonial Pioneer, Plantation Latecomer Josep M. Fradera and Christopher Schmidt-Nowara Chapter 1. The Slave Trade in the Spanish Empire (1501-1808): The Shift from Periphery to Center Josep M. Delgado Chapter 2. The Portuguese Missionaries and Early Modern Antislavery Luiz Felipe de Alencastro Chapter 3. The Economic Role of Slavery in a Non-Slave Society: The River Plate, 1750-1860 Juan Carlos Garavaglia Chapter 4. Slaves and the Creation of Legal Rights in Cuba: Coartacion and Papel (reprinted from Hispanic American Historical Review) Alejandro de la Fuente Chapter 5. Cuban Slavery and Atlantic Antislavery (reprinted from Review: A Journal of the Fernand Braudel Center) Ada Ferrer Chapter 6. Wilberforce Spanished: Joseph Blanco White and Spanish Antislavery, 1808-1814 Christopher Schmidt-Nowara Chapter 7. Spanish Merchants and the Slave Trade: From Legality to Illegality, 1814-1870 Martin Rodrigo Chapter 8. The Amistad: Ramon Ferrer, Cuba, and the Transatlantic Dimensions of Slaving and Contraband Trade Michael Zeuske Chapter 9. Antislavery before Abolitionism: Networks and Motives in Early Liberal Barcelona, 1833-1844 Albert Garcia Balana Chapter 10. Moments in a Postponed Abolition Josep M. Fradera Chapter 11. From Empires of Slaves to Empires of Antislavery Seymour Drescher

"[I]nnovative, well-organized, thoroughly-researched, and engagingly written collection. All contributions are informed by the most recent relevant historiographies as well as by pertinent theoretical literature. The book represents an original and significant contribution to an under-studied topic: the history of slavery, plantation slavery, and abolitionism in the Spanish imperial system." * Jesus Cruz, University of Delaware "[A]n important and timely volume, with an all-star cast of contributors from many countries, each approaching the topic of Spanish abolitionism from a different angle." * Kris Lane, Tulane University "This is an outstanding volume that addresses and analyses a significant set of questions in the history of slavery and the history of colonial and post-independence Latin America - The editors and authors deal eloquently and effectively with the current concepts and methodologies in slavery and Ibero-American studies." * William D. Phillips, Jr., University of Minnesota