Autonomy and hierarchy in two slave communities: the cases of George (Alabama, United States, 1847) and Lino (Vassouras, Brazil, 1871)
This article seeks argue that the search for autonomy among slaves necessarily created hierarchies within the community where they were inserted. Through two cases compared, George in U.S. and Lino in Brazil, seeks to show that a notion of slave community was built by the social actors who were part...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional de La Plata
2013-06-01
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| Series: | Mundo Agrario |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mundoagrario.unlp.edu.ar/article/view/2287 |