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" Madeleine's children : "
Sue Peabody.
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BL
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873144
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| Main Entry
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Peabody, Sue
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Madeleine's children : : family, freedom, secrets, and lies in France's Indian Ocean colonies /\ Sue Peabody.
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New York, NY :: Oxford University Press,, 2017.
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, ©2017
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1 online resource
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| ISBN
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0190233893
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: 0190233915
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: 9780190233891
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: 9780190233914
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0190233907
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9780190233884
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9780190233907
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction : I am Furcy -- Madeleine : a child slave in pre-colonial India -- Crossings : oceans, islands, race, and free soil -- Madeleine's children : family secrets -- Revolution : emancipation without freedom -- The limits of law : Madeleine's betrayal -- A perfect storm -- Incendiary arguments, justice suspended -- English liberties -- Freedom papers hidden in his shoe -- Damages and interest -- Afterword.
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A gripping microhistory/legal case involving two generations of a French family enslaved in the Indian Ocean colonies.
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Furcy,1786-1856-- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Furcy,1786-1856.
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Law-- Colonies-- France-- History-- 19th century.
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Slavery-- Law and legislation-- France-- History-- 19th century.
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Slavery-- Law and legislation-- Réunion-- History-- 19th century.
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South Asians-- Legal status, laws, etc.-- France-- History-- 19th century.
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LAW-- Constitutional.
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LAW-- Public.
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Slavery-- Law and legislation.
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Trials.
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France.
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Réunion.
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| Dewey Classification
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342.4408/7
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KJV135.F87
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