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This book, originally published in 1982, was the first detailed study of black slavery in Portugal during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Students interested in slavery and race relations as well to students of European, Latin American and African history will find this an important and useful book.

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List of plates; List of maps; List of tables; Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The slave-trade; 2. Legal and philosophical justifications of the slave-trade; 3. The demography of blacks in Portugal; 4. The occupations of slaves; 5. The life of the slave; 6. Slaves and the law; 7. Fugitives, freedom and freedmen; 8. Blacks and Christianity; 9. Race relations; Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Glossary; Index.

A Social History of Black Slaves and Freedmen in Portugal 1441 1555

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 2/11/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521130035, 978-0521130035
      ISBN10: 0521130034

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book, originally published in 1982, was the first detailed study of black slavery in Portugal during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Students interested in slavery and race relations as well to students of European, Latin American and African history will find this an important and useful book.

      Table of Contents
      List of plates; List of maps; List of tables; Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The slave-trade; 2. Legal and philosophical justifications of the slave-trade; 3. The demography of blacks in Portugal; 4. The occupations of slaves; 5. The life of the slave; 6. Slaves and the law; 7. Fugitives, freedom and freedmen; 8. Blacks and Christianity; 9. Race relations; Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Glossary; Index.

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