Slave emancipation in Cuba

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"Slave Emancipation in Cuba is the classic study of the end of slavery in Cuba. Rebecca J. Scott explores the dynamics of Cuban emancipation, arguing that slavery was not simply abolished by the metropolitan power of Spain or abandoned because of economic contradictions. Rather, slave emancipation was a prolonged, gradual and conflictive process unfolding through a series of social, legal, and economic transformations." "Scott demonstrates that slaves themselves helped to accelerate the elimination of slavery. Through flight, participation in nationalist insurgency, legal action, and self-purchase, slaves were able to force the issue, helping to dismantle slavery piece by piece. With emancipation, former slaves faced transformed, but still very limited, economic options. By the end of the nineteenth-century, some chose to join a new and ultimately successful rebellion against Spanish power." "In a new afterword, prepared for this edition, the author reflects on the complexities of postemancipation society, and on recent developments in historical methodology that make it possible to address these questions in new ways."--BOOK JACKET.

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Other Editions

• Slave emancipation in Cuba: the transition to free labor, 1860-1899Princeton University Press1985-01-01
• Slave Emancipation in CubaPaperbackPrinceton Univ Pr1986-01-01
• Emancipación de Los Esclavos en CubaFondo de Cultura Economica1990-01-01
• Slave Emancipation in CubaUniversity of Pittsburgh Press2000-01-01
• Slave Emancipation In CubaPaperbackUniversity of Pittsburgh Press2000-07-21
• La emancipación de los esclavos en CubaCaminos2001-01-01