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En 1782, en una ciudad de los Andes del Virreinato del Perú, un español pobre inicia un juicio contra un comerciante del lugar para obligarlo a venderle su esclava mulata. El argumento en el que funda su petición es notable: "Se da el caso, Su Señoría -dice al juez- que ésta su esclava es mi mujer". Queda así planteada la contienda judicial que enfrentará irremisiblemente dos instituciones fundamentales de la sociedad colonial: familia y propiedad....
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A portrait of women's lives, struggles, and newfound freedoms in the last country in the world to abolish slavery.
Although slavery was legally abolished in 1981 in Mauritania, its legacy lives on in the political, economic, and social discrimination against ex-slaves and their descendants. Katherine Ann Wiley examines the shifting roles of Muslim arain (ex-slaves and their descendants) women, who provide financial support for their families. Wiley...
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The enforced removal of individuals has long been a political tool used by African states to create generations of asylum seekers, refugees, and fugitives. Historians often present such political exile as a potentially transformative experience for resilient individuals, but this reading singles the exile out as having an exceptional experience. This collection seeks to broaden that understanding within the global political landscape by considering...
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Although they came from distinct polities and peoples who spoke different languages, slaves from the African Gold Coast were collectively identified by Europeans as "Coromantee" or "Mina." Why these ethnic labels were embraced and how they were utilized by enslaved Africans to develop new group identities is the subject of Walter C. Rucker's absorbing study.
Rucker examines the social and political factors that contributed to the creation of New...
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