Dark side of the light : slavery and the French Enlightenment /

Translated into English for the first time, Dark Side of the Light scrutinizes Condorcet's Reflections on Negro Slavery and the works of Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Diderot side by side with the Code Noir (the royal document that codified the rules of French Caribbean slavery). In doing so, reno...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Sala-Molins, Louis
Format: Licensed eBooks
Langue:anglais
français
Publié: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press ©2006.
Accès en ligne:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/j.cttttzq9
Table des matières:
  • Contents; Translator's Introduction: The Color of the Enlightenment; Dark Side of the Light: Slavery and the French Enlightenment; Preface; 1. Condorcet, "Lamenting"; 2. The Market of Equals; 3. Of Men and (Under) Dogs; Epilogue; Notes; Index.