34418

Herbert S. Klein and Ben Vinson III

2nd ed

Oxford University Press

xix, 286 p. : maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-272) and index

Origins of the American slave system -- The establishment of African slavery in Latin America in the 16th century -- Sugar and slavery in the Caribbean in the 17th and 18th centuries -- Slavery in Portuguese and Spanish America in the 18th century -- Slavery and the plantation economy in the Caribbean in the 19th century -- Slavery and the plantation economy in Brazil and the Guyanas in the 19th century -- Life, death, and the family in Afro-American slave societies -- Creation of a slave community and Afro-American culture -- Slave resistance and rebellion -- Freedmen in a slave society -- Transition from slavery to freedom

AU Vinson, Ben,III , TI

HT

1052.5

.K54

2007

HT 1052.5 .K54 2007

2007