“A Fragile Harmony”: Economic Tensions, Social Frictions, and Political Instability in Venezuela during the Age of Revolutions, 1780–1810

Conference on Latin American History 8
Friday, January 2, 2015: 3:30 PM-5:30 PM
Carnegie Room West (Sheraton New York, Third Floor)
Chair:
Greg Childs, Brandeis University
Papers:
Anxieties and Identity Formation among People of African Descent in the Province of Caracas by the End of the Eighteenth Century
Evelyne Laurent-Perrault, New York University
Slavery, Free Labor, and the Coro Rebellion of 1795
Enrique Rivera, Vanderbilt University
“We Cannot Trust Black Slaves Anymore”: Contestation and Negotiation between Whites and People of African Descent in Venezuela, 1791–1800
Cristina Soriano, Villanova University
“Unprovided Province”: Commercial Crisis, Food Shortage, and Authority in Venezuela during the Age of Revolution, 1797–1812
Edward P. Pompeian, College of Mary Washington
Comment:
Reuben Zahler, University of Oregon
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