Slave revolts / Johannes Postma.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Postma, Johannes
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008.
Series:Greenwood guides to historic events, 1500-1900.
Subjects:
Slavery > History.
Slave rebellions > History.
Slave trade > History.
Physical Description:xix, 200 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Slavery and slave rebellions before 1500
  • Slave and peasant revolts in Europe and the Mediterranean world, 1500-1900
  • Slave and peasant rebellions in Asia and Africa
  • Slave revolts in Spanish America and the Caribbean
  • Slave revolts in Brazil and North America
  • Marronage : rebellion through flight
  • Identity and leadership in slave revolts
  • Legacy of slave revolts.