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

• Autore: Sala-Molins Louis
• Pubblicazione: Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (204 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.3/62094409033
• Soggetto topico: Slavery - France - Colonies - History - 18th century; Abolitionists - France - History - 18th century; Enlightenment - France
• Soggetto geografico: West Indies, French Race relations History 18th century
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Dark side of the light
• ISBN: 0-8166-9620-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784106303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II