Chica Da Silva - A Brazilian Slave of the Eighteenth Century

Informationen zum Autor Junia Furtado holds a Ph.D. in Social History from the Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. She is currently a Professor of History at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Her work on Chica da Silva has won awards from the Carlos Chagas Foundation for Women and Gender Research and the Ford Foundation. She has also contributed articles to Cartografia da conquista das minas and History of Cartography, Volume 4. The Portuguese language edition of this book was awarded Honorable Mention in 2004 by the Casa de las Américas foundation of Cuba. Klappentext A study of Chica da Silva! a freed woman of color in a Brazilian town. Zusammenfassung A fascinating study of Chica da Silva! a freed woman of color in a Brazilian town. Her story reveals the world she inhabited! and the myths that were later created around her. She came to symbolise both racial democracy! and the stereotypes attributed to the Brazilian black or mulatta female. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Land of stars; 2. Chica da Silva; 3. The diamond contractors; 4. Black diamond; 5. The lady of Tejuco; 6. Life in the village; 7. Mines of splendour; 8. Separation; 9. Disputes; 10. Destinies; 11. Chica the boss.

Product details

• Authors: Junia Ferreira Furtado, Júnia Ferreira Furtado, Junia Ferreira (Professor) Furtado
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.11.2008
• EAN: 9780521711555
• ISBN: 978-0-521-71155-5
• No. of pages: 358
• Series: New Approaches to the Americas; New Approaches to the Americas
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Brazil, HISTORY / Latin America / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, General & world history, c 1500 onwards to present day, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Social and cultural history, African History, Gender studies: women, History of the Americas, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Slavery and abolition of slavery