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The Joys and Disappointments of a German Governess in Imperial Brazil (Hardcover)
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The Joys and Disappointments of a German Governess in Imperial Brazil (Hardcover)
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This complex account by a German governess examines households,
families, and slavery in Brazil, and bears witness to how "the
world the slaveholders made" would soon collapse. Ina von Binzer's
letters, published in German in 1887 and translated into English
for this book, offer a rare view of three very different elite
family households during the twilight years of Brazil's Second
Empire. Her woman's gaze contrasts markedly with other
contributions to the contemporary travel literature on Brazil that
were nearly entirely written by men. Although von Binzer covers a
multitude of topics-ranging from the management of households and
plantations, the behavior of slaves and slaveowners, and the
agricultural production of coffee and sugar to examinations of
family relations, childrearing, culinary repertoires, and life on
the street-the common theme running through her letters is the
dawning perception that the world the slaveholders made could not
long endure. She delves into the inevitable arrival of abolition as
a national issue and a nascent movement-a destiny that her
employers could no longer ignore. In recounting her conversations
with them, she offers her own insights into their opinions and
behaviors that make for a fascinating insider's view of a world
about to disappear. Von Binzer's letters are prefaced by a valuable
historical introduction that surveys the contexts of slavery's slow
demise after 1850 and offers new biographical research on von
Binzer and the prominent families who employed her. A map of her
travels together with dozens of photographs contemporary with her
residence in Brazil provide visual documentation complementary to
her letters.
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