Slavery, Mobility, and Networks in Nineteenth-Century Cuba

This book explores understudied forms of mobility and networks during Second Slavery in nineteenth-century Cuba, focusing on debates between abolitionists and proslavery ideologues, rural-to-urban migration, and the movement of enslaved persons from the United States and West Africa to the sugarcane fields. It examines how movement was used to reinforce enslavement and suppress rights, as well as how it helped people in their struggle for freedom.

Format: Hardback
Length: 132 pages
Publication date: 06 September 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive volume delves into understudied forms of mobility and networks that emerged during Second Slavery, with a particular focus on nineteenth-century Cuba. After being forcibly transported across the Atlantic, enslaved Africans were relocated within Cuba, often being sold to owners in other Caribbean islands or the U.S. South. The chapters included in this book, written by historians and literary critics, pay close attention to the debates between abolitionists and proslavery ideologues, the movement of people and ideas from rural to urban areas, across different Caribbean islands, and from the United States or the coasts of West Africa to the sugarcane fields. They examine the various ways in which enslaved individuals escaped or were captured and coerced into relocation, how they mobilized information and ideas to improve their circumstances, and how they were exploited to serve the interests of others.

The chapters reveal that movement was frequently employed to reinforce enslavement and the suppression of rights, while also occasionally aiding individuals in their quest for freedom. This book serves as a valuable resource for academics, researchers, and advanced students of Latin American Literature, Global Slavery, and Postcolonial Studies. The chapters were originally published in the journal Atlantic Studies: Global Currents.

Weight: 417g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032523354