Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

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HIST0377A-F13

Comparative Slavery

Comparative Slavery in the Americas
In this course we will examine the development and decline of the institution of slavery in the United States between 1619 and 1865 by comparing the institution to slavery in the Caribbean and Latin America (principally Brazil). Themes and topics to be explored include: ecology and slavery, religion and slavery, the international slave trade, nationalisms and race, slave communities, slave resistance, emancipation, and freedom. Readings for the course will range from scholarly monographs to slave narratives.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
92291
Subject Code:
HIST
Course Number:
0377
Section Identifier:
A

Course

HIST 0377

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Fall 2013

HIST0377A-F13 Lecture (Hart)