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| Author(s): |
Jonis Freire
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | Campinas, SP. |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas |
| Defense date: | 2009-02-26 |
| Examining board members: |
Robert Wayne Andrew Slenes;
José Flávio Motta;
Carlos de Almeida Prado Bacellar;
Silvia Hunold Lara;
Sidney Chalhoub
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| Advisor: | Robert Wayne Andrew Slenes |
| Abstract | |
The object of this thesis was to study the family relationships of slaves in Juiz de Fora, a plantation area in the region of the Zona da Mata Mineira, during the nineteenth century. This was done by cross-referencing various sources relating to the slaves of three well-to-do families, trying always to follow these bondspeople over time. The examination of the slave-owning families was also of concern. We have analyzed how slave holdings were maintained and/or increased, whether though the slave trade and/or by natural reproduction, factors that influenced the formation of slave families. In addition, we tried to advance our knowledge of the family relationships of the slaves and of their stability, as well as assess the importance of the slave family for the project of obtaining freedom through manumission (AU) | |