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There are no slaves in France : the political culture of race and slavery in the Ancien Régime /

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There Are No Slaves in France examines the paradoxical emergence of political antislavery and institutional racism in the century prior to the French Revolution. Sue Peabody shows how the political culture of late Bourbon France created ample opportunities for contestation over the meaning of freedo...

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Main Author: Peabody, Sue, 1960-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2011], ©1996.
Series:OUP E-Books.
Subjects:
France > Race relations > History > 18th century.
Racism > France > History > 18th century.
Black people > Legal status, laws, etc. > France > History > 18th century.
Political culture > France > History > 18th century.
Racisme > France > Histoire > 18e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
Black people > Legal status, laws, etc.
Political culture
Race relations
Racism
France
Slavernij.
Rassentheorieën.
Abolitionisme.
Ancien Régime.
Frankrijk.
1700-1799
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:There Are No Slaves in France examines the paradoxical emergence of political antislavery and institutional racism in the century prior to the French Revolution. Sue Peabody shows how the political culture of late Bourbon France created ample opportunities for contestation over the meaning of freedom. Based on various archival sources, this work will be of interest not only to historians of slavery and France, but to scholars interested in the emergence of modern culture in the Atlantic world.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 210 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-199) and index.
ISBN:0585327882
9780585327884
0195158660
9780195158663
9780199854448
0199854440