'There Are No Slaves in France' - The Political Culture of Race and Slavery in the Ancien Regime (Paperback)

There Are No Slaves in France examines the paradox of political antislavery and institutional racism in the century prior to the French Revolution. In vividly told vignettes, Peabody examines the actual court cases that decided the fates of petitioning slaves to demonstrate the ever increasing tensions arising between an ancient juridical commitment to freedom and a growing national belief that blacks were an inferior race. Through studying the confrontations between the principal of freedom and the fact of slavery, the book examines how French national myths concerning liberty and race were transformed by the presence of enslaved blacks in the metropolis.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2003
First published:	September 2002
Authors:	Sue Peabody (Assistant Professor of History)
Dimensions:	210 x 144 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	220
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-515866-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Equal opportunities Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Slavery & emancipation Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	0-19-515866-0
Barcode:	9780195158663

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