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Author:

Wilson, Lee B., author.

Title:

Bonds of empire : the English origins of slave law in South Carolina and British plantation America, 1660-1783 / Lee B. Wilson, Clemson University.

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xiv, 274 pages; 24 cm.

Subject:

Slavery--History--South Carolina--History--18th century.
South Carolina--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Law--South Carolina--English influences.
Law--English influences.
Slavery--Law and legislation.
South Carolina.
1600-1799
History.

Notes:

Based on author's thesis (doctoral -University of Virginia, 2014) issued under title: Masters of law : English legal culture and the law of slavery in colonial South Carolina and the British Atlantic world, 1669-1783. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- Chattel -- Bonds -- In rem -- Equity -- Res publica -- Conclusion.

Series:

Cambridge historical studies in American law and society

ISBN:

1108495257
9781108495257

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1255865851

LCCN:

2021026919

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)