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

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.

Product details

• Authors: Sue Peabody, Sue (Assistant Professor of History Peabody, Peabody Sue
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.01.1997
• EAN: 9780195101980
• ISBN: 978-0-19-510198-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Ethnic Studies, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Social discrimination & inequality, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Slavery & abolition of slavery, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, C 1700 To C 1800, Slavery and abolition of slavery, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Social discrimination and social justice, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General