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Slavery in the Americas
Herbert S. Klein
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Description for Slavery in the Americas
paperback. Comparing the workings and effects of slavery in two New World colonies-Virginia and Cuba-Mr. Klein dramatically confirms institutional differences in Latin American and North American slavery. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KLS; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
In this first detailed comparison of the workings and effects of slavery in two New World colonies, Herbert Klein dramatically confirms formerly untested theories about institutional differences in Latin American and North American slavery. He explains in large measure why blacks have achieved greater social integration and occupational mobility in Latin America than they have in the North. Similar in their racial proportions and in their plantation agriculture, Cuba and Virginia make excellent comparative models. Mr. Klein’s pathbreaking analysis considers legal structures, religion, economic development, and the position of freedmen. His conclusions provide essential background for understanding some of the ... Read more
In this first detailed comparison of the workings and effects of slavery in two New World colonies, Herbert Klein dramatically confirms formerly untested theories about institutional differences in Latin American and North American slavery. He explains in large measure why blacks have achieved greater social integration and occupational mobility in Latin America than they have in the North. Similar in their racial proportions and in their plantation agriculture, Cuba and Virginia make excellent comparative models. Mr. Klein’s pathbreaking analysis considers legal structures, religion, economic development, and the position of freedmen. His conclusions provide essential background for understanding some of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9780929587042
SKU
V9780929587042
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About Herbert S. Klein
Herbert S. Klein is Professor of Latin American History at Columbia University. He is also the author of The Middle Passage: Comparative Studies in the Atlantic Slave Trade and African Slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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