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The American Law of Slavery, 1810-1860: Considerations of Humanity and Interest
By (Author) Mark Tushnet
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
29th April 2019
United States
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law
Social and cultural history
Jurisprudence and general issues
342.7508709034
Paperback
272
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
In an examination of Southern slave law between 1810 and 1860, Mark Tushnet reveals a structured dichotomy between slave labor systems and bourgeois systems of production. Whereas the former rest on the total dominion of the master over the slave and necessitate a concern for the slave's humanity, the latter rest of the purchase by the capitalist o