Convict labor in the Portuguese empire, 1740-1932 : : redefining the empire with forced labor and new imperialism / / by Timothy J. Coates.
Forced convict labor provided the Portuguese with solutions to the growing criminal population at home and the lack of infrastructure in Angola and Mozambique. In Convict Labor in the Portuguese Empire , Timothy J. Coates examines the role of large numbers of convicts in Portuguese Africa from 1800...
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| Superior document: | European expansion and indigenous response, Volume 13 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2014. ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | European expansion and indigenous response ;
v. 13. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (231 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- 1. The Global Portuguese Penal System to circa 1830
- 2. Setting the Stage for Africa
- 3. Colonial Realities in an Empire without Brazil
- 4. Crimes, Punishments, Ages, and Origins of Convicts
- 5. Work and Freedom
- 6. Comparisons and Conclusions
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index.