The American Law of Slavery, 1810-1860: Considerations of Humanity and Interest

by Mark Tushnet and Mark V. Tushnet

Book Overview

In an examination of Southern slave law between 1810 and 1860, Mark Tushnet reveals a structured dichotomy between slave labor systems and bourgeois systems of production. Whereas the former rest on the total dominion of the master over the slave and necessitate a concern for the slave's humanity, the latter rest of the purchase by the capitalist of a worker's labor power only and are concerned primarily with economic interest. Focusing on a wide...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691657025
• ISBN13: 9780691657028
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"