Race and Corporal Punishment in the Brazilian Navy and the Atlantic World
by
Zachary R. Morgan
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2014
Legacy of the Lash is a compelling social and cultural history of the Brazilian navy in the decades preceding and immediately following the 1888 abolition of slavery in Brazil. Focusing on non-elite, mostly black enlisted men and the oppressive labor regimes under which they struggled, the book is...