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No Bond but the Law : Punishment, Race, and Gender in Jamaican State Formation, 1780-1870 /

The author analyzes punishment as a way to explore the dynamic of state formation in a colonial society making the transition from slavery to freedom.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Paton, Diana, 1969- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2004.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prison and plantation
  • Planters, magistrates, and apprentices
  • The treadmill and the whip
  • Penality and politics in a "free" society
  • Justice and the Jamaican people.