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| Genre/Form: | Historia |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Matthew Restall |
| ISBN: | 9780804749831 0804749833 |
| OCLC Number: | 256533135 |
| Description: | xviii, 433 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction : making the boatloads visible -- Involuntary colonists -- People as property -- Race and rank -- Ways of work -- Ways up and ways out -- Communities -- Magical meetings -- Conclusion : the Afro-Yucatecan middle. |
| Responsibility: | Matthew Restall. |
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Abstract:
Based on Spanish and Maya language documents from the 16th through 19th centuries, examines the lives of black African slaves and others of African descent, exploring topics such as slavery and freedom, militia service, family life, witchcraft, and other ways in which Afro-Yucantecans interacted with Mayas and Spaniards.
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