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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451378203321

Autore

Sala-Molins Louis

Titolo

Dark side of the light [[electronic resource] ] : slavery and the French Enlightenment / / Louis Sala-Molins ; translated and with an introduction by John Conteh-Morgan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2006

ISBN

0-8166-9620-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (204 p.)

Disciplina

306.3/62094409033

Soggetti

Slavery - France - Colonies - History - 18th century

Abolitionists - France - History - 18th century

Enlightenment - France

Electronic books.

West Indies, French Race relations History 18th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-162) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Translator's Introduction: The Color of the Enlightenment; Dark Side of the Light: Slavery and the French Enlightenment; Preface; 1. Condorcet, ""Lamenting""; 2. The Market of Equals; 3. Of Men and (Under) Dogs; Epilogue; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Translated into English for the first time, Dark Side of the Light scrutinizes Condorcet's Reflections on Negro Slavery and the works of Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Diderot side by side with the Code Noir (the royal document that codified the rules of French Caribbean slavery). In doing so, renowned French intellectual Louis Sala-Molins uncovers attempts to uphold the humanist project of the Enlightenment while simultaneously justifying slavery.