Wage-Earning Slaves: Coartacion in Nineteenth-Century Cuba

Wage-Earning Slaves: Coartacion in Nineteenth-Century Cuba Offers the first systematic study of coartacion, a process by which slaves worked toward purchasing their freedom in instalments, long recognized as a distinctive feature of certain areas under Spanish colonial. Focusing on Cuba, this book reveals that the process was often rife with obstacles that blocked slaves from achieving liberty. Autor: Claudia Varella, Manuel Barcia Wydawnictwo: University Press of Florida Rok wydania: 2020 Okładka: twarda Liczba stron: 256 Wymiary: 22.9 x 15.2 cm Ilustracje: 10 black & white illustrations, 6 tables Język: angielski ISBN: 9781683401650