Narratives Against Enslavement From Court Rooms of Nineteenth - Fighting for Freedom

This book examines the enslavement system in nineteenth-century Brazil, demonstrating the strategies lawyers and plaintiffs used to fight for freedom in court.

List of contents

1. In the Courts of Brazil 2. Enslaved Families and Their Fight for Freedom 3. Fighting Mistreatment 4. Ambivalent Relations, and the Fight against Re-enslavement

About the author

Clara Lunow has explored the self-narratives of enslaved people in the United States as early as her Bachelor studies. In her master's and doctoral thesis, she was able to transfer this topic to Brazil. Lunow particularly focuses on self-narratives, human rights, and social justice.

Summary

This book examines the enslavement system in nineteenth-century Brazil, demonstrating the strategies lawyers and plaintiffs used to fight for freedom in court.

Product details

• Authors: Clara Lunow
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9781032320014
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3232001-4
• No. of pages: 254
• Series: Routledge Studies in the History of the Americas
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY / Latin America / South America, Social and cultural history, History and Archaeology