Dark side of the light : slavery and the French Enlightenment /

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Translated into English for the first time, Dark Side of the Light scrutinizes Condorcet's Reflections on Negro Slavery and the works of Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Diderot side by side with the Code Noir (the royal document that codified the rules of French Caribbean slavery). In doing so, reno...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sala-Molins, Louis
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2006.
Temas:
1700-1799
Slavery > France > Colonies > History > 18th century.
Abolitionists > France > History > 18th century.
Enlightenment > France.
Abolitionnistes > France > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Siècle des Lumières > France.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
Abolitionists.
Enlightenment.
Race relations.
Slavery > French colonies.
West Indies, French > Race relations > History > 18th century.
Antilles françaises > Relations raciales > Histoire > 18e siècle.
France.
Lesser Antilles > West Indies, French.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Translated into English for the first time, Dark Side of the Light scrutinizes Condorcet's Reflections on Negro Slavery and the works of Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Diderot side by side with the Code Noir (the royal document that codified the rules of French Caribbean slavery). In doing so, renowned French intellectual Louis Sala-Molins uncovers attempts to uphold the humanist project of the Enlightenment while simultaneously justifying slavery.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxxvi, 165 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-162) and index.
ISBN:9780816696208
0816696209

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