Seeds of insurrection : domination and resistance on western Cuban plantations, 1808-1848 /
On a late September day in 1837, shortly after sunset, a group of six slaves marched into the small Cuban village of Guira de Melena, beating African drums and singing loudly. Alarmed, villagers rushed into the streets with machetes, sabers, and spears, ready to take action against the disobedient...
| Основен автор: | Barcia Paz, Manuel, 1972- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Baton Rouge :
Louisiana State University Press,
℗♭2008.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=257621 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Seeds of insurrection. |
| Резюме: |
On a late September day in 1837, shortly after sunset, a group of six slaves marched into the small Cuban village of Guira de Melena, beating African drums and singing loudly. Alarmed, villagers rushed into the streets with machetes, sabers, and spears, ready to take action against the disobedient slaves. Yet this makeshift parade never evolved into the violent rebellion the villagers expected. Though the slaves who lived on Cuban coffee and sugar plantations sometimes defied their captors by orchestrating fierce uprisings and committing murder and suicide, they also resisted in less overt ways. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiv, 211 pages, [4] pages of plates) : illustrations, map |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-200) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780807134672 0807134678 |