Archipelago of justice : law in France's early modern empire /

"Archipelago of Justice assesses France's Atlantic and Indian Ocean colonies in tandem, highlighting the interconnectedness of these dynamic oceanic trading systems and slave societies. Drawing together evidence from law courts, correspondence, and personnel records, it uncovers the interw...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Wood, Laurie M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Law > France > Colonies > History.
HISTORY > World.
Colonies > Administration.
French colonies.
Law > French colonies.
France > Colonies > Administration.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • A Note on Sources and Translations
  • Maps and Tables
  • Introduction
  • ONE: The Human Ecology of Justice
  • TWO: Justice Between Plantation and Port
  • THREE: Between "Île Deserte" and "Île de France"
  • FOUR: Entrepôts in a Changing Empire
  • Conclusion
  • Glossary
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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