Afro-Latino Voices, Shorter Edition

Ideally suited for use in broad, swift-moving surveys of Latin American and Caribbean history, this abridgment of McKnight and Garofalo's Afro-Latino Voices: Narratives from the Early Modern Ibero-Atlantic World, 1550-1812 (2009) includes all of the English translations, introductions, and annotation created for that volume.

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Translations of Early Modern Ibero-Atlantic Narratives

Edited by Kathryn Joy McKnight & Leo J. Garofalo

September 2015 - 304 pp.

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Ideally suited for use in broad, swift-moving surveys of Latin American and Caribbean history, this abridgment of McKnight and Garofalo's Afro-Latino Voices: Narratives from the Early Modern Ibero-Atlantic World, 1550-1812 (2009) includes all of the English translations, introductions, and annotation created for that volume.

 

Reviews:

"The book is a wonderful contribution to colonial Latin America in the breadth, scope, and details of the readings. It's proven to be an excellent volume, generating much discussion and really challenging and engaging students, not just about just Latin America, but much more generally. I will continue to use this volume for as long as it remains in print."
     —Colin Snider, University of Texas at Tyler

 

Comments on the unabridged edition:

"A groundbreaking book . . . provides a broad and rich sampling of documents recording the early modern voices of the African diaspora. . . . Wills, testaments, letters, and historical chronicles are some of the sources that scholars from various disciplines present in this anthology. . . . Each scholar provides a meticulous contextualization of the historical, social, cultural, and political circumstances surrounding the production of each document.
     "The trilingual presentation allows the reader to see the rhetorical style of archival documents in the original language. Additionally, the maps ensure that students have a clear understanding of the geography and historical sites relevant to the range of texts included in the book."
     —Margaret Olsen, Macalester College



"A landmark scholarly achievement . . . With judicious commentary by several of the leading experts in the field, this book dramatically expands the canon of texts used to study the black Atlantic and the African diaspora, and captures the tenor of the 'black voice' as it collectively engaged the power of colonial institutions.  
    "In no uncertain terms, Afro-Latino Voices will prove to be a remarkable pedagogical tool and an influential resource, inspiring deeper comparative work on the African diaspora."    
     —Ben Vinson III, Center for Africana Studies, Johns Hopkins University

 

"The various narratives reveal the issues people of African descent had to confront: war and politics, families and communities, spiritual beliefs and practices, human rights, and, of course, enslavement. The passages break down the assumptions, stereotypes, and over generalizations that continue to limit understanding the lives of people of African descent and the ways they imagine their lives. These selections counteract the prevalent myth that Ibero-Atlantic blacks were primarily enslaved on plantations, excluded from exercising free will. Highly recommended."
     —R. A. Santillan, Medgar Evers College, CUNY, in CHOICE

 

About the Authors:  

Kathryn Joy McKnight is Associate Professor of Spanish, University of New Mexico.

Leo J. Garofalo is Associate Professor of History, Connecticut College.