Research Catalog

Title

Legacy of the lash : race and corporal punishment in the Brazilian Navy and the Atlantic World / Zachary R. Morgan.

Author

Morgan, Zachary R., 1969-

Publication

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2014.

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Details

Description

xiv, 320 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

"Legacy of the Lash is a compelling social and cultural history of the Brazilian navy in the decades preceding and immediately following the 1888 abolition of slavery in Brazil. Focusing on non-elite, mostly black enlisted men and the oppressive labor regimes under which they struggled, the book is an examination of the four-day Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash) of November 1910, during which nearly half of Rio de Janeiro's enlisted men rebelled against the use of corporal punishment in the navy. These men seized four new, powerful warships, turned their guns on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's capital city, and held its population hostage until the government abolished the use of the lash as a means of military discipline. Although the revolt succeeded, the men involved paid dearly for their actions. This event provides a clear lens through which to examine racial identity, violence, masculinity, citizenship, modernity, and the construction of the Brazilian nation"--

Series Statement

Blacks in the diaspora

Uniform Title

Blacks in the diaspora.

Subject

• Brazil. Marinha > History > 20th century
• Sailors, Black > Brazil > Social conditions > 20th century
• Naval discipline > Brazil > History > 20th century
• Corporal punishment > Brazil > History > 20th century
• Slavery > Brazil > History > 20th century
• Black people > Race identity > History > Brazil > 20th century
• Masculinity > Brazil > History > 20th century
• Citizenship > Brazil > History > 20th century
• Brazil > History > Naval Revolt, 1910
• Brazil > Race relations > History > 20th century

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-310) and index.

Contents

Introduction: Race and Violence in Brazil and its Navy -- Legislating the Lash -- Control of the Lower Decks, 1860-1893 -- Roots of a Rebellion -- The Revolt of the Lash -- The Aftermath -- Conclusion: The Measure of a Revolution.

Call Number

Sc E 15-277

ISBN

• 9780253014207
• 0253014204
• 9780253014290 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

• 2014017903
• 40024209654

OCLC

868647300

Author

Morgan, Zachary R., 1969-

Title

Legacy of the lash : race and corporal punishment in the Brazilian Navy and the Atlantic World / Zachary R. Morgan.

Publisher

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2014.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Blacks in the diaspora

Blacks in the diaspora.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-310) and index.

Other Standard Identifier

40024209654

Research Call Number

Sc E 15-277

JFE 15-6844