Life and Death on the Plantations: Selected Jesuit Letters from the Caribbean - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1781889015 ISBN 13 : 9781781889015

Editeur : Texts and Translations, 2021

Synopsis

This is a bilingual French-English edition of correspondence relating to the theme of early French slavery. Mongin's letters are an invaluable source of data about the early plantation environment. Bréban's reflects the development of the more mature plantation society of the eighteenth century. He gives new perspectives on some of the themes discussed by Mongin, such as the reasons for the enslavement of Africans, and the question of what would be called 'racial' difference.

Both clerics testify to first-hand contacts between Europeans and slaves in the variable, unstable early plantation context. They also reflect wider theoretical concerns such as the extent of proprietary rights, the legitimacy of possessing the body, and the legitimacy of slavery itself. Their perspectives call into question the idea of a unified, homogenous, 'colonial' discourse.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Texts and Translations
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1781889015
• ISBN 13: 9781781889015
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 282
• Éditeur: Harrigan Michael
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Buchpark GmbH; https://www.buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne