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Traces how existing commercial networks adapted to changes in the Atlantic slave trade during the first half of the nineteenth century. Slave Trade and Abolition reveals how women known as donas were often important cultural brokers.

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Well researched and organized, this is a major social and economic study on Luanda's past. Oliveira examines new sources and convincingly demonstrates the central role African women played in the social and economic organization of Luanda. Mandatory reading for those interested in urban slavery, slave trade, and African's urban past."" - Mariana P. Candido, University of Notre Dame

""In describing women's urban work in relation to food production, land ownership, legal issues regarding marriage and inheritance, and the shift from the international slave trade to 'legitimate' trade while continuing to rely on slave labor, Oliveira brings new insights to African history with her focus on nineteenth-century Luanda."" - Kathleen Sheldon, University of California, Los Angeles

Slave Trade and Abolition Gender Commerce and

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      Publisher MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin
      Published 1/30/2021 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780299325800
      978-0299325800
      ISBN-10 0299325806
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      History: specific events and topics Social groups, communities and identities

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Traces how existing commercial networks adapted to changes in the Atlantic slave trade during the first half of the nineteenth century. Slave Trade and Abolition reveals how women known as donas were often important cultural brokers.

      Trade Review
      Well researched and organized, this is a major social and economic study on Luanda's past. Oliveira examines new sources and convincingly demonstrates the central role African women played in the social and economic organization of Luanda. Mandatory reading for those interested in urban slavery, slave trade, and African's urban past."" - Mariana P. Candido, University of Notre Dame

      ""In describing women's urban work in relation to food production, land ownership, legal issues regarding marriage and inheritance, and the shift from the international slave trade to 'legitimate' trade while continuing to rely on slave labor, Oliveira brings new insights to African history with her focus on nineteenth-century Luanda."" - Kathleen Sheldon, University of California, Los Angeles

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