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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sala-Molins, Louis
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2006.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxvi, 165 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-162) and index.
ISBN:9780816696208
0816696209

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