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The masters and the slaves : (Casa-grande & senzala) A study in the development of Brazilian civilization / translated from the Portuguese by Samuel Putnam.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Freyre, Gilberto, 1900-1987.
- Standardized Title:
- Casa-grande & senzala. English
- Language:
- English
- Portuguese
- Subjects (All):
- Families.
- History.
- Brazil--Social life and customs.
- Brazil.
- Manners and customs.
- Slavery--Brazil--History.
- Slavery.
- Black people--Brazil--History.
- Black people.
- Indians of South America--Brazil--History.
- Indians of South America.
- Families--Brazil--History.
- Brazil--Civilization--African influences.
- Civilization.
- Civilization--African influences.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- lxxi, 537, xliv pages : plans ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- Second English language edition, revised.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Knopf, 1956.
- Contents:
- General characteristics of the Portuguese colonization of Brazil : formation of an agrarian, slave-holding and hybrid society
- The native in the formation of the Brazilian family
- The Portuguese colonizer : antecedents and predispositions
- The Negro slave in the sexual and family life of the Brazilian
- The Negro slave in the sexual and family life of the Brazilian (continued).
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 501-537).
- Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards - Nonfiction, Winner, 1957
- Other Format:
- Online version: Freyre, Gilberto, 1900-1987. Casa-grande & senzala. English. Masters and the slaves.
- OCLC:
- 2559543
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