大西洋世界における奴隷制、自由と法 Slavery, Freedom and the Law in the Atlantic World : A Brief History with Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)

Peabody, Sue/ Grinberg, Keila

St Martin's Press（2007/03発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 200 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780312411763
• DDC分類 346.701309

基本説明

In this collection of documents from the French, British, Spanish, and Portuguese empires, Peabody and Grinberg introduce the voices of slaves, slave-holders, jurists, legislators, and other who struggled to critique, overturn, justify, or simply describe the social order in which they found themselves.

Full Description

During the era of revolution, independence, and emancipation in the north Atlantic, 'slavery' and 'freedom' were fluid and contested concepts. Individuals and groups turned to courts of law to define and enforce the status of indigenous Americans, forcibly imported Africans, and colonizing Europeans - and their progeny. In this collection of documents from the French, British, Spanish, and Portuguese empires, Peabody and Grinberg introduce the voices of slaves, slave-holders, jurists, legislators, and others who struggled to critique, overturn, justify, or simply describe the social order in which they found themselves.

Contents

Foreword Preface Note on Translations and Racial Terminology PART ONE: INTRODUCTION: SLAVERY, FREEDOM, AND THE LAW Overview Slavery and Freedom in the French Atlantic and the Haitian Revolution Slavery and Freedom in the British Atlantic and the United States Slavery and Freedom in the Spanish Atlantic Slavery and Freedom in the Portuguese Atlantic and Brazil The Meaning of Freedom PART TWO: THE DOCUMENTS The French Atlantic and the Haitian Revolution England, British Colonies and the United States Spain and Its American Colonies Portugal and Brazil