Slave emancipation in Cuba

2000

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Title
Slave emancipation in Cuba: the transition to free labor, 1860-1899
Creator
Scott, Rebecca J. (Rebecca Jarvis), 1950-
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Statement of Responsibility
Rebecca J. Scott.
Date
2000
Identifier
31735055592343
Description
"Slave Emancipation in Cuba is the classic study of the end of slavery in Cuba. Rebecca J. Scott explores the dynamics of Cuban emancipation, arguing that slavery was not simply abolished by the metropolitan power of Spain or abandoned because of economic contradictions. Rather, slave emancipation was a prolonged, gradual and conflictive process unfolding through a series of social, legal, and economic transformations." "Scott demonstrates that slaves themselves helped to accelerate the elimination of slavery. Through flight, participation in nationalist insurgency, legal action, and self-purchase, slaves were able to force the issue, helping to dismantle slavery piece by piece. With emancipation, former slaves faced transformed, but still very limited, economic options. By the end of the nineteenth-century, some chose to join a new and ultimately successful rebellion against Spanish power." "In a new afterword, prepared for this edition, the author reflects on the complexities of postemancipation society, and on recent developments in historical methodology that make it possible to address these questions in new ways."--BOOK JACKET.
Extent
xvi, 327 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh, Pa
Type
text
Genre
bibliography
Subject
Slaves--Emancipation--Cuba
Plantation life--Cuba--History--19th century
Sugar trade--Cuba--History--19th century
Geographic Subjects
Cuba
Language
eng
Collection
University of Pittsburgh Press Digital Editions
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
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