Diana Paton

No Bond But the Law

Punishment, Race, and Gender in Jamaican State Formation, 1780-1870

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The author analyzes punishment as a way to explore the dynamic of state formation in a colonial society making the transition from slavery to freedom.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Oktober 2004
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 572g
• ISBN-13: 9780822334019
• ISBN-10: 0822334011
• Artikelnr.: 21327869

Autorenporträt

Diana Paton

Inhaltsangabe

Illustrations xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1
Prison and Plantation 19
Planters, Magistrates, and Apprentices 53
The Treadmill and the Whip 83
Penality and Politics in a “Free” Society 121
Justice and the Jamaican People 156
Conclusion 191
Notes 201
Bibliography 253
Index 281