Frontiers of Servitude - Slavery in Narratives of the Early French Atlantic

Based on little-examined printed and archival sources, this book explores the fundamental ideas behind early French thinking about Atlantic slavery, c. 1620-1750. It analyses the three central questions of what made one a slave, of what was unique about Caribbean labour, and the implications of strategic approaches in interacting with slaves.

List of contents

Introduction
1. Narrative and servitude
2. Slave economies
3. The labouring body
4. Spheres of knowledge
5. Tensions, order, and the body
6. Society and slaves
Conclusion
Index

About the author

Michael Harrigan is a knitwear accessory designer based in Bangkok, Thailand. He has been certified by The Knitting Guild Association (tkga.org) as a Master Knitter, Knitting Technical Editor, and Knitting Judge.

Summary

Based on little-examined printed and archival sources, this book explores the fundamental ideas behind early French thinking about Atlantic slavery, c. 1620-1750. It analyses the three central questions of what made one a slave, of what was unique about Caribbean labour, and the implications of strategic approaches in interacting with slaves. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Michael Harrigan
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781526122261
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-2226-1
• No. of pages: 344
• Series: Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Studies; Seventeenth and Eighteenth Cen; Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Studies
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories