The Empire of Necessity : Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World
Grandin, Greg , 1962-
The Empire of Necessity : Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World / Greg Grandin - First Edition. - New York : Metropolitan Books , 2014 - 360 p. : illus. ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Documents an early nineteenth-century event that inspired Herman Melville's "Beneto Cereno," tracing the cultural, economic, and religious clash that occurred aboard a distressed Spanish ship of West African pirates.
9780805094534
2013014309
Delano, Amasa , 1763 - 1823
Slavery----History----South America----19th century
Slave trade----History----South America----19th century
Slave insurrections----History----South America----19th century
HT1121 / .G73 2013
306.362 GRA
The Empire of Necessity : Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World / Greg Grandin - First Edition. - New York : Metropolitan Books , 2014 - 360 p. : illus. ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Documents an early nineteenth-century event that inspired Herman Melville's "Beneto Cereno," tracing the cultural, economic, and religious clash that occurred aboard a distressed Spanish ship of West African pirates.
9780805094534
2013014309
Delano, Amasa , 1763 - 1823
Slavery----History----South America----19th century
Slave trade----History----South America----19th century
Slave insurrections----History----South America----19th century
HT1121 / .G73 2013
306.362 GRA
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