Contents

Foreword

James Woodard

Chronology
Glossary
Abbreviations Used in Notes
Blacks of the Land
Preface and Acknowledgements
1The Transformation of Indigenous São Paulo in the Sixteenth Century
2Backcountry Incursions and the Expansion of the Labor Force
3The Granary of Brazil
4The Regime of Personal Service
5Masters and Indians
6The Roots of Rural Poverty
7The Final Years of Indian Slavery
Afterword

James Woodard and Barbara Weinstein

Bibliography
Index