Slavery, Freedom, and the Law in the Atlantic World: A Brief History with Documents

by Sue Peabody and Keila Grinberg

Book Overview

In this collection of documents from the French, British, Spanish, and Portuguese empires, Slavery, Freedom, and the Law in the Atlantic World introduces the voices of slaves, slave-holders, jurists, legislators, and others, struggling to critique, overturn, justify, or simply describe the social order in which they found themselves during this era.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312411766
• ISBN13: 9780312411763
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Bedford Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.2" x 8.0"