The Bondsman's Burden: An Economic Analysis of the Common Law of Southern Slavery

by Jenny B. Wahl

Book Overview

Were slaves property or human beings under the law? Antebellum Southern judges designed efficient laws that protected property rights and helped slavery remain economically viable, laws that sheltered... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521521386
• ISBN13: 9780521521383
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 8.5"