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Originally published in 1947, Slave and Citizen is a classic in the field of comparative slave history and race relations.
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This is a comparative short study of slave societies in the Americas with an emphasis on how the Brazilian system was more legally and morally fluid than the more rigid North American system. The importance of this book lies in its originality and influence as a model for generations of historians. Tannenbaumās legalistic themes have been superseded by enriched data sources and social science theories and models. An additional characteristic of this comparative model was the introduction of the work of controversial Brazilian sociologist Gilberto Freyre, his thesis of miscegenation and its role in defining Brazilian national character. Tannenbaumās optimisticā¦
From Eric's list on African slavery in the Americas.
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