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Monsters by trade slave traffickers in modern Spanish literature and culture

Title: Monsters by trade [electronic resource] : slave traffickers in modern Spanish literature and culture / Lisa Surwillo.
Author: Surwillo, Lisa.
Publication: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2014]

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Description

1 online resource (viii, 251 pages) : illustrations.

Uniform Title

Monsters by trade (Online)

Alternative Title

Monsters by trade (Online)

Subject

Spanish literature > 19th century > History and criticism
Spanish literature > 20th century > History and criticism
Slave trade in literature
Slavery in literature
Slave trade > Spain > History > 19th century
Slavery > Cuba > History > 19th century
Collective memory > Spain > History > 20th century
Spain > Colonies > History > America > 19th century

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-241) and index.

Access (note)

Access restricted to authorized users.

Contents

Introduction : Blanco White and monsters of coloniality -- Negro Tomás and the trader -- The colony in the capital : El amigo Manso and Lo prohibido -- Baroja's Atlantic, beyond slavery -- Postimperial detours and retours : the ruta del indiano -- Family ties and narrative confessions in Catalonia -- Conclusion : the negrero resurfaces.

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