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Children of God's Fire: A Documentary History of Black Slavery in Brazil | 
 enlarge | Author: Robert Edgar Conrad
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 425216
Media: Paperback
Pages: 544
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.6 x 1.6
ISBN: 0271013214
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.3620981
EAN: 9780271013213
ASIN: 0271013214
Publication Date: January 19, 1994
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This is a collection of documents covering all aspects of slavery in Brazil, from its beginnings in Portugal and Africa in the 15th century to its abolition in 1888.
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Indispensable Brazilian Slavery Research Text December 2, 1999
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
Composed of myriad primary sources, Conrad prefaces each document with a description, date and summary of the following text. Organized topically and then chronologically within each section, the format perfectly suits the researcher. Interestingly, (for my purposes) the text contains numerous accounts of quilombos in Palmares, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro and others. The documents date from 1550 (approx.) through the final proclamation ending slavery in Brazil in 1888. Outstanding research tool, as well as an interesting read for those wishing to learn, first hand, about slavery in Brazil.
children of god' fire January 5, 2007
Gernot K. F. Hoover (Australia)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
this is a highly technical book with excellent historical references and obvious good research. Very educational and informative. It is very readable. A word of caution: some of the commentaries reflect US or English mindset bias, i.e. a hint of a moral superiority, unwarranted, most probably unintentional and unconsciously done, but frequently encountered in books written in the English language about other cultures, which may offend other native language speakers.
Primary Sources Tell All January 8, 2007
Kevin Ryan (Ithaca, NY USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is a giant collection of primary sources collected and edited by Robert Conrad pertaining to black slavery in Brazil. We used this book in my Slaves Societies of the Americas history course and it was an invaluable asset to my research. I had learned almost nothing about slavery in Brazil prior to reading this book and it has truly showed me the horrors of the institution of slavery. Having been mostly educated on slavery in the US South, I was shocked to discover that there were vastly more slaves in Brazil and that the Brazilian slavery system lasted practically until 1890. This is a must read for those who wish to gain a better understanding of what slavery in the Americas was truly like.
The best that I have read on September 13, 2005
Brian M. Coffee (Philadelphia, PA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
slavery in Brazil! This book is very good! It backs everything up with documentation and it shows how cruel of an institution slavery was in Brazil. It also gives the reader a good idea on the scope of slavery in Brazil. 40% of the Africans transported to the new world went to Brazil. This was a country that was totally dependent on African slave labor.
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