Examines the role of abolitionist and feminist ideals in Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda's novel Sab. Highlights the power and gender relations in Sab, suggesting that previous interpretations of the novel have not addressed the role of these relations as a function of race relations in the slave colony of Cuba. Discusses the themes of interracial relationships and personal identity.;
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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383 p., "Collection of 11 articles originally published between 1977-96, brought up-to-date. Topics include the Dutch and the making of the Atlantic system, the West India Company, Dutch (slave) trading, abolitionism, and different forms of plantation labor"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
