Peabody, Sue
Madeleine's Children
- ISBN 13:
- 9780190233884
- author:
- Peabody, Sue
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press, USA
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 344
- Dimensions:
- 23.62 x 16.26 x 3.3 centimetres
- Genre:
- 23.62 x 16.26 x 3.3 centimetres, Nonfiction, Law, Constitutional,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Set against the complex backdrop of 18th and 19th century colonial France, Madeleine's Children tells the story of an enslaved family's struggle for freedom in the Indian Ocean colonies.
A meticulous work of archival detection, this book uncovers a multigenerational saga of legal intrigue, revealing the lives and secret relationships between slaves and free people that have remained obscure for two centuries. The author sheds light on the cunning, clandestine, and brutal strategies that masters devised to keep slaves under their control.
Through the lens of Madeleine's remarkable story, the book paints a vivid picture of the unique and evolving meanings of slavery and freedom in the Indian Ocean world, highlighting the complexities of this period in history.
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