| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
After the reign of terror : slavery and the economy of post-Cabanagem Pará, 1835-c.1870 -- Killing the big snake : myth and history in the Trombetas River, 1800-1888 -- I do not buy my freedom because I am not a fool : environmental creolization and the erection of communities in the senzalas, 1850-1888 -- Working almost as slaves : the post-abolition Brazil nut trade, 1888-1930 -- Citizens of Tauapará : landscape, law, and citizenship in the senzalas, 1862-c.1944 -- The people of the Curuá River : black rural protest and the Vargas era in Amazonia, 1921-1945 |
| Summary |
"In this history of the black peasants of Amazonia, Oscar de la Torre focuses on the experience of African-descended people navigating the transition from slavery to freedom. Drawing on social and environmental history, he connects the Amazonians intimately to their natural landscapes. Relying on the natural world as a repository for traditions, discourses, and strategies that they retrieved especially in moments of conflict, Afro-Brazilians fought for autonomous communities and developed a vibrant ethnic identity that supported their struggles over labor, land, and citizenship."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Black people -- Brazil -- History
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Black people -- Race identity -- Brazil
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Black people -- Brazil -- Economic conditions
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Peasants -- Brazil -- History
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Slavery -- Brazil -- History
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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HISTORY -- Latin America -- General.
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Black people.
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Black people -- Economic conditions.
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Black people -- Race identity.
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Peasants.
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Slavery.
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| SUBJECT |
Amazon River Region -- History
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Amazon River Region.
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Brazil.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781469643250 |
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1469643251 |
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9781469643267 |
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146964326X |
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