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The Revolt of the Whip

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Description for The Revolt of the Whip Paperback. This is the story of a spectacular naval rebellion in which ordinary Brazilian seamen (mostly black and led by a black sailor) overpowered their officers on Dreadnought-class battleships in 1910, to abolish flogging and secure civic rights; it also tells how the sailors suffered lethal retribution, although flogging would never return. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 456.
This short book brings to life a unique and spectacular set of events in Latin American history. In November 1910, shortly after the inauguration of Brazilian President Hermes da Fonseca, ordinary sailors killed several officers and seized control of major new combat vessels, including two of the most powerful battleships ever produced, and commenced bombing Rio de Janeiro. The mutineers, led by an Afro-Brazilian and mostly black themselves, demanded greater rights—above all the abolition of flogging in the Brazilian navy, the last Western navy to tolerate it. This form of torture was closely associated in the sailors' minds with slavery, ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
175
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804781091
SKU
V9780804781091
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About Joseph Love
Joseph L. Love directs the Lemann Institute of Brazilian Studies at the University of Illinois, where he is Professor Emeritus of History and former Director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. He is the author of three previous books published by Stanford University Press.

Reviews for The Revolt of the Whip
"Based on thorough research in archives and on a careful rereading of the existing scholarship, the text offers original analyses and unveils new sources in an innovative way."
Silvia Capanema
Hispanic American Historical Review
"Joseph L. Love, author of important works on the political history of Brazil's Old Republic (1889-1930), skillfully traces the social, political, and cultural ... Read more

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