Blacks of the Land : Indian Slavery, Settler Society, and the Portuguese Colonial Enterprise in South America (Paperback)

Foreword; Blacks of the land: preface and acknowledgments; 1. The transformation of indigenous Sao Paulo in the sixteenth century; 2. Backcountry incursions and the expansion of the labour force; 3. The granary of Brazil; 4. The regime of personal service; 5. Masters and Indians; 6. The roots of rural poverty; 7. The final years of Indian slavery; Afterword.