This is the first study, for any region of colonial or nineteenth-century Brazil, to integrate research on the production and marketing of basic foodstuffs for local needs into an investigation of slavery and export agriculture. It thus forges a link between what have until now been two separate strands of scholarship in the field of Brazilian history, opening new perspectives for understanding how, during more than three centuries, slavery, plantations, and export agriculture shaped social and economic life in Brazil. This ...
Read More
This is the first study, for any region of colonial or nineteenth-century Brazil, to integrate research on the production and marketing of basic foodstuffs for local needs into an investigation of slavery and export agriculture. It thus forges a link between what have until now been two separate strands of scholarship in the field of Brazilian history, opening new perspectives for understanding how, during more than three centuries, slavery, plantations, and export agriculture shaped social and economic life in Brazil. This book examines the social-economic history of the region known as the Rec�ncavo in the province (now state) of Bahia in Northeastern Brazil. In the early nineteenth century, the Rec�ncavo ranked as one of the oldest and most important slaveholding regions in the Americas and, within Brazil, as a major center of sugar and tobacco production. A Bahian Counterpoint shows that, although often dismissed as peripheral or marginal activities in the literature on Brazil, the production and marketing of foodstuffs for internal consumption played a crucial role in the development of the Rec�ncavo's slave-based export economy. The book also systematically compares the use of slave labor, landholding, and agricultural practices in the production of the Rec�ncavo's three main crops: sugar, tobacco, and cassava. The comparison reveals an agrarian economy where, relying on slave labor, great planters and small farmers alike adapted land use and agricultural practices not only to specific crop requirements, but also to the demands of both overseas and local markets. The adaptations they made created a complex and varied social landscape in a region long thought to be dominated almost exclusively by large plantations. The comparison further reveals striking contrasts between sugar and tobacco. Neither merely another example of export monoculture nor strictly a peasant activity, tobacco farming in the Rec�ncavo demonstrates that, within slave-based export agriculture, there were alternatives to the plantation. Both for Brazil and for many other areas of the Americas, A Bahian Counterpoint challenges established arguments about slavery, export agriculture, and the development of an internal economy.
Read Less
Add this copy of A Bahian Counterpoint: Sugar, Tobacco, Cassava, and to cart. $85.23, like new condition, Sold by GreatBookPricesUK5 rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Castle Donington, DERBYSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1998 by Stanford University Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 300 p. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
Add this copy of A Bahian Counterpoint: Sugar, Tobacco, Cassava, and to cart. $10.90, very good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Stanford University Press.
Add this copy of A Bahian Counterpoint: Sugar, Tobacco, Cassava, and to cart. $32.00, very good condition, Sold by JDH Lawton OK rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from LAWTON, OK, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Stanford University Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 276 p. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 97042643 Type of material Book Personal name Barickman, B. J. (Bert Jude), 1958-Main title A Bahian counterpoint: sugar, tobacco, cassava, and slavery in the Reco?ncavo, 1780-1860 / B.J. Barickman. Published/Created Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 1998. Description xx, 276 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm. ISBN 0804726329 (cloth: alk. paper) LC classification HD1875. R33 B37 1998 LC Subjects Agriculture--Economic aspects--Brazil--Reco?ncavo Plain--History. Plantations--Brazil--Reco?ncavo Plain--History. Cassava industry--Brazil--Reco?ncavo Plain--History. Slavery--Brazil--Reco?ncavo Plain--History. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-263) and index. Dewey class no. 338.1/0981/42 Geographic area code s-bl---
Add this copy of A Bahian Counterpoint: Sugar, Tobacco, Cassava, and to cart. $45.00, good condition, Sold by Affordable Collectibles rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Columbia, MO, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Stanford University Press.
Add this copy of A Bahian Counterpoint: Sugar, Tobacco, Cassava, and to cart. $84.49, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 1998 by Stanford University Press.
Add this copy of A Bahian Counterpoint: Sugar, Tobacco, Cassava, and to cart. $88.58, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Stanford University Press.
Add this copy of A Bahian Counterpoint: Sugar, Tobacco, Cassava, and to cart. $10.62, very good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Stanford University Press.
