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Empire and antislavery : Spain, Cuba, and Puerto Rico, 1833-1874 / Christopher Schmidt-Nowara.

Author/creator Schmidt-Nowara, Christopher
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoPittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, ©1999.
Descriptionxiii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Pitt Latin American series
Pitt Latin American series. ^A223435
Contents Introduction: Spain in the Antilles and the Antilles in Spain -- The limits of revolution: slavery and liberty in Spain and Cuba, 1833-1854 -- "Cuestión de brazos": the rise of Puerto Rican antislavery, 1840-1860 -- Free trade and protectionism: the transformation of the metropolitan public sphere, 1854-1868 -- Family, association, and free wage labor: social reform in liberal Madrid, 1854-1868 -- The colonial public sphere: the making of the Spanish Abolitionist Society, 1861-1868 -- Revolution and slavery, 1868-1870 -- "Today victory is assured": abolitionism and a new imperial order, 1870-1874 -- Conclusion: the impact and legacy of abolitionism.
Local noteLittle-311536--305131016332S
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 99006423
ISBN0822940892 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN082295690X (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HT1078 .S38 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold