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  • Worlds of Unfreedom

    West Central Africa in the Era of Global Abolition

    by Roquinaldo Ferreira ...
    An African-centered account of the protracted battle to end the slave trade, connecting local and global historiesIn Worlds of Unfreedom, Roquinaldo Ferreira recasts West Central Africa as a key battleground in the struggle to abolish the transatlantic slave trade between the 1830s and the 1860s. Ferreira foregrounds the experiences and agency of enslaved Africans, challenging Eurocentric ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Cross-Cultural Exchange in the Atlantic World

    Angola and Brazil during the Era of the Slave Trade

    by Roquinaldo Ferreira ...
    Series Book 121 - African Studies
    This book argues that Angola and Brazil were connected, not separated, by the Atlantic Ocean. Roquinaldo Ferreira focuses on the cultural, religious and social impacts of the slave trade on Angola. Reconstructing biographies of Africans and merchants, he demonstrates how cross-cultural trade, identity formation, religious ties and resistance to slaving were central to the formation of the Atlantic ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

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  • Puerto Rico

    A National History

    by Jorell Meléndez-Badillo ...
    A panoramic history of Puerto Rico from pre-Columbian times to todayPuerto Rico is a Spanish-speaking territory of the United States with a history shaped by conquest and resistance. For centuries, Puerto Ricans have crafted and negotiated complex ideas about nationhood. Jorell Meléndez-Badillo provides a new history of Puerto Rico that gives voice to the archipelago’s people while offering a lens ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

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  • Puerto Rico

    What Everyone Needs to Know®

    by Jorge Duany ...
    Series series What Everyone Needs To Know®
    Acquired by the United States from Spain in 1898, Puerto Rico has a peculiar status among Latin American and Caribbean countries. As a Commonwealth, the island enjoys limited autonomy over local matters, but the U.S. has dominated it militarily, politically, and economically for much of its recent history. Though they are U.S. citizens, Puerto Ricans do not have their own voting representatives in ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • A History of Argentina

    From the Spanish Conquest to the Present

    Translated by Rebecca Wolpin ...
    by Ezequiel Adamovsky, PhD ...
    Series series Latin America in Translation
    In A History of Argentina, originally published in Spanish in 2020, Ezequiel Adamovsky presents over five hundred years of Argentine economic, political, social, and cultural history. Adamovsky highlights the experiences of women, Indigenous communities, and other groups that have traditionally been left out of the historical archive. He focuses on harmful aspects of Spanish colonization such as ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Slavery in Brazil

    by Herbert S. Klein, Francisco Vidal Luna ...
    Brazil was the American society that received the largest contingent of African slaves in the Americas and the longest lasting slave regime in the Western Hemisphere. This is the first complete modern survey of the institution of slavery in Brazil and how it affected the lives of enslaved Africans. It is based on major new research on the institution of slavery and the role of Africans and their ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • The Hidden History of Capoeira

    A Collision of Cultures in the Brazilian Battle Dance

    by Maya Talmon-Chvaicer ...
    Capoeira, a Brazilian battle dance and national sport, has become popular all over the world. First brought to Brazil by African slaves and first documented in the late eighteenth century, capoeira has undergone many transformations as it has diffused throughout Brazilian society and beyond, taking on a multiplicity of meanings for those who participate in it and for the societies in which it is ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Beyond Slavery

    The Multilayered Legacy of Africans in Latin America and the Caribbean

    Edited by Darién J. Davis ...
    Series series Jaguar Books on Latin America
    Beyond Slavery traces the enduring impact and legacy of the African diaspora in Latin America and the Caribbean in the modern era. In a rich set of essays, the volume explores the multiple ways that Africans have affected political, economic, and cultural life throughout the region. Focusing on areas traditionally associated with Afro-Latin American culture such as Brazil and the Caribbean basin, ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • Seeds of Insurrection

    Domination and Resistance on Western Cuban Plantations, 1808-1848

    by Manuel Barcia ...
    On a late September day in 1837, shortly after sunset, a group of six slaves marched into the small Cuban village of Güira 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. ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Freedom by a Thread

    The History of Quilombos in Brazil

    Edited by Flavio Dos Santos Gomes, Joao Jose Reis ...
    Freedom by a Thread: The History of Quilombos in Brazil brings together some of the best scholars in the world working on the history of quilombos (maroon societies) in Brazil from a variety of perspectives and approaches. Over 40 percent of the total volume of captive Africans arrived in Brazil during a 400-year period of legal and contraband transatlantic slaving. If slavery penetrated every ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Independent Mexico

    The Pronunciamiento in the Age of Santa Anna, 1821–1858

    by Will Fowler ...
    Series series The Mexican Experience
    In mid-nineteenth-century Mexico, garrisons, town councils, state legislatures, and an array of political actors, groups, and communities began aggressively petitioning the government at both local and national levels to address their grievances. Often viewed as a revolt or a coup d’état, these pronunciamientos were actually a complex form of insurrectionary action that relied first on the ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Puerto Rico History Unveiled

    The Fascinating Story of Isla del Encanto

    by Verity Press ...
    Embark on a captivating journey through the rich and diverse history of Puerto Rico, a land of vibrant culture, resilience, and beauty. From the arrival of the Arawak-speaking people over 2,000 years ago to the present day, this book delves into the fascinating story of Isla del Encanto.Discover the lives of the Taínos, the first people to inhabit the island, and their struggles against Spanish ... Read more

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