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Record Nr.

UNISA996580170303316

Autore

Revilla Orías Paola

Titolo

Entangled coercion : African and indigenous labour in Charcas (16th-17th century) / / Paola A. Revilla Orías

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Germany : , : De Gruyter, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

3-11-068100-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 317 p.)

Collana

Work in Global and Historical Perspective ; ; 9

Disciplina

984.00496

Soggetti

Enslaved Indians - History - Bolivia - 17th century

Africans - History - Bolivia - 16th century

Slavery - History - Bolivia - 16th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Composition of La Plata Society -- Chapter 2 African and Chiriguanos in Charcas -- Chapter 3 Legal and Symbolic Rethoric of Domination -- Chapter 4 Human Beings as Merchandise -- Chapter 5 Other Modes of Unfree Servitude -- Chapter 6 Daily Process Regarding Subjection Relations -- Chapter 7 Violence in Paternalism -- Chapter 8 Reproduction of the Logic of Domination -- Chapter 9 Experiences of Autonomy -- Chapter 10 Liberating Social Relationships -- Chapter 11 Redirecting the Perspective on Personal “Quality” -- Conclusions -- Consulted Archives -- Bibliography -- Subject index -- Author index

Sommario/riassunto

This book investigates the phenomenon of slavery and other forms of servitude experienced by people of African or indigenous origin who were taken captive and then subjected to forced labor in Charcas (Bolivia) in the 16th and 17th centuries.