"An outstanding study of considerable interest for courses in Latin American history."--Robert M. Levine,
University of Miami"This work is the first modern comprehensive comparative study of the experience of African slaves in the Spanish-, Portuguese-, and French-speaking regions of America....The interested student could ask for no better introduction to the subject....This is Klein's greatest accomplishment, and...should be a standard work for many years to come."--
Hispanic American Historical Review"Excellent book!!! My students like it too. Klein provides a wonderful overview of every facet of slavery."--T.C. DeLaney,
Washington & Lee University"An elegant, balanced synthesis...By far the best summary available, in any language, of the history of African enslavement in Iberian America and the plantation Caribbean....The book should become a standard teaching tool and an excellent point of departure for additional research into the comparative history of slavery in the Americas."-
Business History Review"Klein once again has produced a good solid work....This is an important piece of literature and is indispensable to serious students of slavery."--
Virginia Quarterly Review"Excellent. Well-researched, attractively written."--F. Lamar Pearson, Jr.,
Valdosta State College"Clearly written and drawing upon the most recent scholarship, [this book] will immediately become an essential work for all interested in the study of slavery."--Stanley Engerman,
University of Rochester