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Wage-Earning Slaves: Coartacion in Nineteenth-Century Cuba Claudia Varella
Wage-Earning Slaves: Coartacion in Nineteenth-Century Cuba
Claudia Varella
Offers the first systematic study of coartacion, a process by which slaves worked toward purchasing their freedom in instalments, long recognized as a distinctive feature of certain areas under Spanish colonial. Focusing on Cuba, this book reveals that the process was often rife with obstacles that blocked slaves from achieving liberty.
256 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 6 tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 8, 2020 |
| ISBN13 | 9781683401650 |
| Publishers | University Press of Florida |
| Pages | 256 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 228 × 17 mm · 493 g |
| Language | English |