'There Are No Slaves in France'
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'There Are No Slaves in France' by Sue Peabody
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.
"..a superb scholarly investigation of the so-called 'Freedom Principle'....Strongly based on archival research, this well-written study deserves wide readership."--Choice
"...grounded firmly in archival research and a comprehensive survey of secondary material."--History
"The book is a good example of the wealth of information that can be gleaned from an examination of legal cases. Peabody's scholarly monograph is a welcome addition to what is still a narrow shelf of books and articles about race and slavery in eighteenth-century France."--Journal of Interdisciplinary History
"Peabody has produced a solid piece of legal and social history....this is an impressively researched, exhaustively documented book, a model of how to exploit archival and legal primary sources. It should prove to be the definitive study of the slavery question in mainland France prior to the French Revolution."--American Historical Review
"...grounded firmly in archival research and a comprehensive survey of secondary material."--History
"The book is a good example of the wealth of information that can be gleaned from an examination of legal cases. Peabody's scholarly monograph is a welcome addition to what is still a narrow shelf of books and articles about race and slavery in eighteenth-century France."--Journal of Interdisciplinary History
"Peabody has produced a solid piece of legal and social history....this is an impressively researched, exhaustively documented book, a model of how to exploit archival and legal primary sources. It should prove to be the definitive study of the slavery question in mainland France prior to the French Revolution."--American Historical Review
SUE PEABODY (Ph.D., University of Iowa), is associate professor of history at Washington State University Vancouver. Her influential book There Are No Slaves in France (1996) examines the legal history of French slavery and race in the eighteenth century. Peabody's current research focuses on the legal concept of Free Soil in the wider Atlantic world.
KEILA GRINBERG (Ph.D., Universidade Federal Fluminense), is an associate professor of history at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. She is an expert on slavery, civil law, and citizenship in Brazil, subjects on which she has published in the United States, Brazil, and elsewhere.
KEILA GRINBERG (Ph.D., Universidade Federal Fluminense), is an associate professor of history at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. She is an expert on slavery, civil law, and citizenship in Brazil, subjects on which she has published in the United States, Brazil, and elsewhere.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195158663 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195158660 |
| Title | 'There Are No Slaves in France' |
| Author | Sue Peabody |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 2003-05-15 |
| Number of pages | 220 |
| Prizes | Winner of Chosen as an Outstanding Academic Book of 1997 by Choice. |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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