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Quilombo dos Palmares: Brazil's Lost Nation of Fugitive Slaves

Quilombo dos Palmares: Brazil's Lost Nation of Fugitive Slaves - Paperback

by Glenn Alan Cheney
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Availability:In StockContributor:Glenn Alan CheneyPublish date:2016-10-15Pages:324
Language:EnglishPublisher:New London LibrariumISBN-13:9780990589907ISBN-10:990589900UPC:9780990589907Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Latin AmericaBook Topic:South America, Central AmericaSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.73 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCHF7J9EGC

The Quilombo dos Palmares was a nation of fugitive slaves that thrive through the entire 17th century. With a population estimated at 20,000 or more, it had a quasi-parliamentary government, egalitarian society, and a massive mountaintop citadel fortress. It was at almost constant war with the largest empires on earth. It was finally overrun in 1694. Not a single artifact remains.

The book ends with a chapter that explores the myths of Palmares, the values that it enshrines for Brazilians, and how archeology relates to it all. Another chapter goes into thehistory and current situation of a quilombo in the interior of Pernambuco.


Language:EnglishPublisher:New London LibrariumISBN-13:9780990589907ISBN-10:990589900UPC:9780990589907Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Latin AmericaBook Topic:South America, Central AmericaSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.73 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCHF7J9EGC
Publisher: New London Librarium

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