A black jurist in a slave society : Antonio Pereira Reboucʹas and the trials of Brazilian citizenship / Keila Grinberg ; translated by Kristin M. McGuire ; foreword by Barbara Weinstein.
Translation of: O fiador dos brasileiros : cidadania, escravidao e direito civil no tempo de Antonio Pereira Reboucʹas / Keila Grinberg. Rio de Janeiro : Civilizacʹao Brasileira, 2002. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The world of Antonio Pereira Reboucʹas -- Any pardo or preto can be a general -- Defining the Brazilian citizen -- A "guarantor" for the Brazilians -- Terribly anarchic words -- In the empire of property -- Lawyers in action -- At the edge of the civil code.
Series:
Latin America in translation / en traduccion / em traducʹao
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