Negros da terra

"Thorough and well-documented history of 16th- and 17th-century society and economy in São Paulo region analyzes impact of slavery on the indigenous peoples of the region and the formation of a slave-based economy and society. Offers new perspectives in the study of regional economies based on indigenous slavery and in the historiography of bandeirantismo (expeditions to the interior)"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.