Bonds of Empire
Author | : Lee B. Wilson |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2021-07-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781108495257 |
ISBN-13 | : 1108495257 |
Rating | : 4/5 (257 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Bonds of Empire by : Lee B. Wilson
Download or read book Bonds of Empire written by Lee B. Wilson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-07-22 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bonds of Empire reveals how English law facilitated the expansion of slavery in British America. Moving beyond an examination of criminal law, the book suggests that plantation slavery and the laws that governed it were not beyond the pale of English imperial legal history.