Slavery, Intimacy, and Legal Mobilization in Colonial Lima, 1600–1700
by
Michelle A. McKinley
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2016
Fractional Freedoms explores how thousands of slaves in colonial Peru were able to secure their freedom, keep their families intact, negotiate lower self-purchase prices, and arrange transfers of ownership by filing legal claims. Through extensive archival research, Michelle A. McKinley excavates...