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Double character : slavery and mastery in the antebellum southern courtroom /

"In a groundbreaking study of the day-to-day law and culture of slavery, Ariela Gross investigates the local courtrooms of the Deep South where ordinary people settled their disputes over slaves. Buyers sued sellers for breach of warranty when they considered slaves to be physically or morally...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Gross, Ariela Julie
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2000.
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Table des matières:
  • Chapter One: Court and Market
  • Chapter Two: Honor and Dishonor
  • Chapter Three: Slaves' Character
  • Chapter Four: Masters' Character
  • Chapter Five: Body and Mind.