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The long, lingering shadow : slavery, race, and law in the American hemisphere

Title
The long, lingering shadow : slavery, race, and law in the American hemisphere / Robert J. Cottrol.
Author
Cottrol, Robert J.
Publication
Athens, Ga. : The University of Georgia Press, c2013.

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Description
xii, 370 p.; 23 cm.
Series Statement
Studies in the legal history of the South
Uniform Title
Studies in the legal history of the South.
Subject
  • Slavery > Law and legislation > America
  • Slavery > Law and legislation > Western Hemisphere
  • Black people > Legal status, laws, etc. > Western Hemisphere
  • Slavery > Western Hemisphere > History
  • Race relations > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-362) and index.
Contents
Casta y color, movilidad y ambigüedad: slavery and race in the Spanish empire -- Terra de nosso senhor: the paradox of race and slavery in Brazil -- Race, democracy, and inequality: origins of the American dilemma -- Blanqueamiento: building white nations in Spanish America -- No país do futuro: Brazil's journey from national whitening to "racial democracy" -- Jim Crow: the house the law built -- An American sea change: the law's power and limitations -- Um país para todos? The Brazilian journey from racial democracy to racial reform -- New awakenings in Spanish America.
Call Number
Sc E 13-851
ISBN
  • 9780820344317 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0820344311 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780820344058 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0820344052 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0820344761 (ebook)
  • 9780820344768 (ebook)
LCCN
2012029629
OCLC
792884029
Author
Cottrol, Robert J.
Title
The long, lingering shadow : slavery, race, and law in the American hemisphere / Robert J. Cottrol.
Imprint
Athens, Ga. : The University of Georgia Press, c2013.
Series
Studies in the legal history of the South
Studies in the legal history of the South.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-362) and index.
Research Call Number
Sc E 13-851
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