Slave Trade and Abolition: Gender, Commerce, and Economic Transition in Luanda
- ISBN-10
- 0299325806
- ISBN-13
- 9780299325800
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021
- Author
- Vanessa S. Oliveira
Description
Vanessa S. Oliveira provides rich evidence to explore the many ways formidable Luso-African women influenced the society around them between 1808 and 1867. In doing so, she reveals an unexpectedly nuanced economy with regard to the dynamics of gender and authority.
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