Indian Slavery in Brazil - Blacks of the Land: Indian Slavery, Settler Society, and the Portuguese Colonial Enterprise in South America. By John M. Monteiro. Edited and translated by James Woodard and Barbara Weinstein. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2018. Pp. xxxii, 242. Foreword. Afterword. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $99.99 cloth; $29.99 paper

In the colonial period, the usage of “negro” often signified slave, thus ‘slaves of the land’ as opposed to enslaved Africans. Besides integrating the indigenous into the history of Brazil, this book is fundamental to understanding the social foundations of colonial São Paulo, including early patterns of settlement, Luso-indigenous relations, and enslavement. [...]this book is more than just an ethnohistory; it is also notable for the breadth and depth of its sources and socioeconomic analysis. For readers of the Portuguese edition, this translation will be a welcome addition to an understanding of Monteiro's classic, since the translator-editors incorporate material from his dissertation and add biographical insights.