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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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Sala-Molins, Louis
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:inglês
francês
Publicado em: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press ©2006.
Acesso em linha:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/j.cttttzq9
Sumário:
  • 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.