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Calculation and Morality

- The Costs of Slavery and the Value of Emancipation in the French Antilles

About Calculation and Morality

This book studies how, from the last third of the 18th century to 1848, comparative costs of slave and free labor played a key role in the French debate over the abolition of slavery. The book thus offers an original view upon the connection between economic calculation and morality.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780190856854
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 272
  • Published:
  • February 27, 2019
  • Dimensions:
  • 239x160x28 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 318 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: September 27, 2025

Description of Calculation and Morality

This book studies how, from the last third of the 18th century to 1848, comparative costs of slave and free labor played a key role in the French debate over the abolition of slavery. The book thus offers an original view upon the connection between economic calculation and morality.

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