Europe and Slave Protests in the Americas (1780-1850)

This contribution firstly analyses the extent to which the Revolutions in France and Haiti in the late 18th century transformed the nature of slave revolts, which, according to Eugene Genovese, now aimed at the destruction of slavery as a system and were based on a modern ideology of 'the Rights of Man' rather than an 'African call to holy war'. It disputes Genovese's claims on the grounds that slave revolts before 1789 were no mere attempt to restore Africa; that conversely many slave revolts after that date continued to be led by African-born slaves with non-European agendas; that the relationship between ideological models and the motives of rebellious slaves were at the very least unclear; and that this was even true of in the case of Haiti. Secondly comparisons are made between the various forms of individual and collective protest adopted by slaves and those pursued by European workers. Many similarities are established, particularly in the field of economic bargaining, yet the presence of cultural transfers from Africa in the case of slaves constituted a crucial difference

British Working-Class Culture circa 1870 to 1950

This is the contribution "British Working-Class Culture circa 1870 to 1950" of MTS 24 (2000)

Accomodation and resistance: slaves in Brazil, 1780-1850

RESUMEN: Este artículo examina las diferentes estrategias de supervivencia adoptadas por esclavos en Brasil entre 1780 y 1850. Plantea que las estrategias adoptadas variaron según la circunstancia y la oportunidad, y que éstas fueron complejas, implicando a veces simultáneamente los elementos tanto de la «aceptación» como de la «resistencia». Algunas de estas estrategias fueron individuales, pasando desde la compra de la libertad y del pleito, por la insubordinación menor hasta la lucha, el delito de incendio y el asesinato. Otras fueron colectivas (la formación de comunidades cimarronas y la rebelión), pero testigos del conflicto significativo entre los nacidos africanos y los esclavos criollos. ABSTRACT: This paper examines the various survival strategies adopted by slaves in Brazil between 1780 and 1850. It argues that the strategies adopted varied according to circumstance and opportunity, and that they were complex, involving sometimes simultaneously elements of both «accommodation» and «resistance». Some of these strategies were individual, ranging from the purchase of freedom and litigation, through petty insubordination to flight, arson and murder. Others were collective (the formation of maroon communities and rebellion) but witnessed significant conflict between African-born and creole slaves

Accomodation and resistance: slaves in Brazil, 1780-1850

RESUMEN: Este artículo examina las diferentes estrategias de supervivencia adoptadas por esclavos en Brasil entre 1780 y 1850. Plantea que las estrategias adoptadas variaron según la circunstancia y la oportunidad, y que éstas fueron complejas, implicando a veces simultáneamente los elementos tanto de la «aceptación» como de la «resistencia». Algunas de estas estrategias fueron individuales, pasando desde la compra de la libertad y del pleito, por la insubordinación menor hasta la lucha, el delito de incendio y el asesinato. Otras fueron colectivas (la formación de comunidades cimarronas y la rebelión), pero testigos del conflicto significativo entre los nacidos africanos y los esclavos criollos

Beiträge aus der Arbeit des IGA Rhein, Ruhr und Revolution 1900-1923

This is the contribution "Beiträge aus der Arbeit des IGA Rhein, Ruhr und Revolution 1900-1923" of MTS 7 (1984)