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West African warfare in Bahia and Cuba : soldier slaves in the Atlantic world, 1807-1844 / Manuel Barcia.

Author/creator Barcia Paz, Manuel, 1972-
Other author/creatorOxford University Press.
Format Electronic and Book
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoOxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press ; 2014.
Descriptionviii, 190 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online History
Subject(s)
Series The past & present book series
Past & present book series. ^A1333385
Contents Introduction -- Between glory and decay: West African Atlantic states in the age of revolution -- Between home and the sea: the West African slave trade to Bahia and Cuba, 1790-1843 -- Between Bozal and Ladino in Bahia and Cuba: the American experience -- West African warfare in Bahia and Cuba: organization and strategies -- West African warfare in Bahia and Cuba: military operations and weaponry -- Conclusion: soldier slaves in the Atlantic world.
Abstract "Examines the extent to which a series of African-led plots and armed movements that took place in western Cuba and Bahia between 1807 and 1844 were the result--or a continuation--of events that had occurred in and around the Yoruba and Hausa kingdoms in the same period."--Book jacket
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 169-184) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2014941567
ISBN9780198719038
ISBN0198719035

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