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Instituto de Investigaciones Dr. José María Luis Mora
2013
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- THE FEEDING OF SLAVE POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES, THE CARIBBEAN, AND BRAZIL: SOME REMARKS IN THE STATE OF THE ART Ramiro Alberto Flores Guzmán Historia Slavery slave trade slave feeding social conditions This article examines the state of the art on the issue of slave feeding in the three largest slave societies of the Americas: The United States, the Caribbean and Brazil. Through a comparative analysis, the paper shows the evolution of the lines of research and methodological approaches on the topic, paying special attention to the problems that historians face at working with disparate sources in pursuit of reconstructing the captives’ diet. Finally, we discuss the parameters to measure the appropriate level of nutrient intake based on the slaves’ physical constitution. 2013 artículo científico 1405-2253 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=279126239001 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=2791 América Latina en la Historia Económica. Revista de Investigación application/pdf Instituto de Investigaciones Dr. José María Luis Mora América Latina en la Historia Económica. Revista de Investigación (México) Num.2 Vol.20