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Slave Life in Rio de Janeiro, 1808-1850
By (Author) Mary C. Karasch
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
8th April 2019
United States
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
305.567098153
Hardback
448
Width 203mm, Height 254mm
Rio de Janeiro in the first half of the nineteenth century had the largest population of urban slaves in the Americas-primary contributors to the atmosphere and vitality of the city. Although most urban historians have ignored these inhabitants of Rio, Mary Karasch's generously illustrated study provides a comprehensive description and analysis of