The Masters and the Slaves (Casa-Grande & Senzala): A Study in the Development of Brazilian Civilization (English and Portuguese Edition)

The English translation of this standard work of an anthrologist on Brazilian society deviates in title from the exact translation, - "Big House and Slave Quarters". In its original, this has gone through four revisions. As a reference tool for students of race and culture, it is an important contribution, but solely, one would think, in that field. Even today there are inescapable traces of the 16th century feudalism, rooted in a slave culture, the outgrowth of harmonious union of culture with culture, - the native, the Portuguese colonist with his mixed antecedents, the Negro. In minute detail, Freyre surveys the contribution made by each, - physical, social, economic. His data is based on study of primary sources; the result, an essay in genetic sociology and social history, as evidenced in significant aspects of the formation of the Brazilian family unit. -- From https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/gilberto-freyre/the-masters-and-the-slaves/ (Oct. 31, 2017) Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 3 Copyright......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 Preface to the 1st English-language edition......Page 7 Preface to the 2nd English-language edition......Page 14 Translator's acknowledgments......Page 67 Author's preface to the paperback edition......Page 68 Introduction to the paperback edition......Page 78 1 General characteristics of the Portuguese colonization of Brazil......Page 87 2 The Native in the formation of the Brazilian family......Page 165 3 The Portuguese colonizer......Page 269 4 The Negro slave in the sexual and family life of the Brazilian......Page 362 5 The Negro slave in the sexual and family life of the Brazilian......Page 487 Glossary......Page 563 Bibliography......Page 587 Index of persons......Page 624 Index of subjects......Page 634 Back Cover......Page 668