Quilombo dos Palmares: Brazil's Lost Nation of Fugitive Slaves

by Cheney, Glenn Alan
ISBN: 9780990589907
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Overview

The Quilombo dos Palmares was a nation of fugitive slaves that thrive through the entire 17th century. With a population estimated at 20,000 or more, it had a quasi-parliamentary government, egalitarian society, and a massive mountaintop citadel fortress. It was at almost constant war with the largest empires on earth. It was finally overrun in 1694. Not a single artifact remains.

The book ends with a chapter that explores the myths of Palmares, the values that it enshrines for Brazilians, and how archeology relates to it all. Another chapter goes into thehistory and current situation of a quilombo in the interior of Pernambuco.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Cheney, Glenn Alan
  • ISBN: 9780990589907
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.00 x 0.73
  • Number Of Pages: 324
  • Publication Year: 2016
Language: English