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Slave Law and the Politics of Resistance in the Early Atlantic World

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Edward Rugemer's comparative history, spanning 200 years, reveals the political dynamic between slaves' resistance and slaveholders' power in two prosperous slave economies: Jamaica and South Carolina. This struggle led to the abolition of slavery through a law of British Parliament in one case and through violent civil war in the other.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780674982994
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 400
  • Published:
  • October 31, 2018
  • Dimensions:
  • 165x243x31 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 736 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: September 20, 2025

Description of Slave Law and the Politics of Resistance in the Early Atlantic World

Edward Rugemer's comparative history, spanning 200 years, reveals the political dynamic between slaves' resistance and slaveholders' power in two prosperous slave economies: Jamaica and South Carolina. This struggle led to the abolition of slavery through a law of British Parliament in one case and through violent civil war in the other.

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