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Johannes Postma
Book Code: GR3854
ISBN: 0-313-33854-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-33854-0
240 pages, maps, illustrations
Greenwood Press
Publication: 3/30/2008
List Price: $45.00 (UK Sterling Price: £25.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Well researched and informative, this work offers an in-depth survey of the world's major slave revolts and touches on many of the lesser-known aspects of them. Little has been written about this topic since the documentation of the subject is relatively scanty (largely because slave revolts were rarely successful)....This intriguing reference stands alone in its field and will be a solid addition.
    —School Library Journal     August 2008
Description: Since the days of antiquity, people have been forced into servitude because of differences in gender, race, class, religion, or level of power. For just as long, those under subjugation have rebelled against it. From Palmares in Brazil to pre-Civil War slave revolts to the modern-day Hutu/Tutsi conflict, this volume will discuss age and gender, caste and class, and origin and ethnicity as the factors, effects and legacy of one of the oldest and most outrageous human practices. Thematic chapters present an in-depth survey of major slave rebellions throughout modern history, from all areas of the globe. Topics include the Maroons of Jamaica, Slave revolts in Sub Saharan Africa, major slave rebellions in Latin America and the Caribbean, and Apartheid and forced labor in the 20th century. Ready reference features such as primary documents and biographies of key figures round out the work.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword by Linda S. Frey and Marsha L. Frey
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chronology of Events
  • 1. Slavery and Slave Rebellions Before 1500
  • 2. Slave and Peasant Revolts in Europe and the Mediterranean World, 1500-1900
  • 3. Slave and Peasant Rebellions in Asia and Africa
  • 4. Slave Revolts in Spanish America and the Caribbean
  • 5. Slave Revolts in Brazil and North America
  • 6. Marronage: Rebellion Through Flight
  • 7. Identity and Leadership in Slave Revolts
  • 8. Legacy of Slave Revolts
  • Biographical Sketches: Notable Persons in Slave Revolts
  • Primary Documents about Slave and Peasant Revolts
  • Glossary of Terms
  • Select and Annotated Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2007048632
LCC Class: HT871
Dewey Class: 306
PDF Catalogs:
Greenwood Spring Reference 2008.pdf
Greenwood School and Public Library Reference Spring 2008.pdf
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