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A Parisian in Brazil - Adèle Toussaint-Samson

A Parisian in Brazil

The Travel Account of a Frenchwoman in Nineteenth-Century Rio de Janeiro

(Autor)

June E. Hahner (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover
121 Seiten
2001
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-0-8420-2854-7 (ISBN)
CHF 189,95 inkl. MwSt
Presents an account of a Frenchwoman of her decade-long stay in Brazil during the 1850s. This title paints a portrait of the reality of slavery, gender relations, and daily life in mid-nineteenth century Brazil. It provides a firsthand view of a slaveholding society, describing both men and women, slave and free, rich and poor.
This virtually unknown, insightful account by a highly intelligent, observant and forthright Frenchwoman of her decade-long stay in Brazil during the 1850s provides a remarkable firsthand view of a slaveocrat society. In an effort to improve their family's fortune, enterprising and highspirited young Parisian Ad_le Toussaint-Samson traveled with her husband from France to Brazil in the mid 1800s. While there, she wrote of her experiences, painting a vivid and detailed portrait of the reality of slavery, gender relations. and daily life in mid-nineteenth century Brazil. Translated into English by her daughter Emma in 1891, Toussaint's book is one of few first person accounts by a female sojourner in Latin America during this period. This 124-page eminently readable primary document provides a firsthand view of a slaveholding society, describing both men and women, slave and free, rich and poor. The introduction to a carefully annotated re-edition of this tale not only puts the book into the context of Brazilian history, including questions of gender relations and of slavery, but also confronts such problems as who the author really was and precisely where and when many events occurred, illuminating the nature of historical research. Well written and lively, A Parisian in Brazil is an excellent resource for courses on Latin America, women in Latin America, and Brazilian history.

June E. Hahner is professor of history at the State University of New York at Albany.

Chapter 1 Editor's Introduction Chapter 2 A Parisian in Brazil Chapter 3 Bibliographical Essay

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.11.2001
Reihe/Serie Latin American Silhouettes
Verlagsort Lanham, MD
Sprache englisch
Maße 141 x 224 mm
Gewicht 376 g
Themenwelt Reisen Reiseberichte Südamerika
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Kulturgeschichte
ISBN-10 0-8420-2854-4 / 0842028544
ISBN-13 978-0-8420-2854-7 / 9780842028547
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