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Rivers of gold, lives of bondage : governing through slavery in colonial Quito / Sherwin K. Bryant

Bryant, Sherwin K., author.

Books | The University of North Carolina Press | 2014

Available at Main Collection (HT1136.Q58 B79 2014)

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Main Collection	HT1136.Q58 B79 2014	AVAILABLE

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Description	xix, 240 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Introduction: slavery and governance -- Slavery and colonial development -- Marking bodies: brands, baptism, and the body as text -- Baptism, marriage, and the formation of sacred communities -- Enslaved rebels, fugitives, and litigants -- Conclusion.
Subject	Slavery -- Quito (Audiencia) -- History. Slaves -- Colonization -- Quito (Audiencia) -- History. Africans -- Quito (Audiencia) -- History. Quito (Audiencia) -- Politics and government. Quito (Audiencia) -- History.
ISBN	9781469607726 cloth 1469607727 cloth 9781469607733 electronic bk.