Wage-earning slaves: coartación in nineteenth-century Cuba

"This volume is the first systematic study of coartación, a process by which slaves worked toward purchasing their freedom in installments. Focusing on Cuba, this book reveals that instead of providing a "path to manumission," the process was often rife with obstacles that blocked sla...

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Main Author: Varella, Claudia (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Gainesville University of Florida Press [2020]
Series:History/Cuba
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"This volume is the first systematic study of coartación, a process by which slaves worked toward purchasing their freedom in installments. Focusing on Cuba, this book reveals that instead of providing a "path to manumission," the process was often rife with obstacles that blocked slaves from achieving liberty"--
Physical Description:xvi, 217 Seiten Illustrationen, Karte
ISBN:9781683401650

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