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Crossroads of Freedom: Slaves and Freed People in Bahia, Brazil, 1870-1910
By
Duke University Press
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This content is made freely available by the publisher. It may not be redistributed or altered. All rights reserved.
ISBN electronic:
978-0-8223-7455-8
Publication date:
2016
This content is made freely available by the publisher. It may not be redistributed or altered. All rights reserved.
The foreword emphasizes the importance of Crossroads of Freedom for the study of slavery and freedom in Brazil. It emphasizes the originality of the author’s use of nominative record linkage, a methodology introduced by Carlo Ginzburg, to trace individuals, families, and communities from slavery into freedom. And it emphasizes the importance of the findings made possible by this methodology.
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