Description: The Bondsman's Burden by Jenny Bourne Wahl A rigorous, compelling economic analysis of the common law of Southern slavery, inspecting thousands of legal disputes. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 the persons embodied by that propertySH-the slaves themselves. Unintentionally, these judges generated rules applicable to ordinary Americans. Wahl provides a rigorous, compelling economic analysis of the common law of Southern slavery, inspecting thousands of legal disputes. Author Biography Wahl, St. Olaf College Table of Contents 1. American slavery and the path of the law; 2. The law of sales: slaves, animals, and commodities; 3. The law of hiring and employment: slaves, animals, and free persons; 4. The law regarding common carriers: slaves, animals, commodities, and free persons; 5. The law regarding governments, government officials, slave patrollers, and overseers: protecting private property versus keeping public peace; 6. The legal rights and responsibilities of strangers toward slaves, animals, and free persons; 7. Treatment of ones slaves, servants, animals, and relatives: legal boundaries and the problem of social cost; 8. The souths law of slavery: reflecting the felt necessities of the time. Review "In The Bondsmans Burden, Jenny Wahl provides and insightful look at the antebellum Souths legal system and how southern judges fashioned a jurisprudence of slavery vital to preserving the economic vitality of the institution. In affording this insight, Wahl also supplies an important look at the role of legal rules in the development and maintenance of economic institutions and processes." William and Mary Quarterly "Wahl has written a splendid and comprehensive analysis of the common law of slavery." Journal of Interdisciplinary History "...scholars of slavery and of the law will find this an original and thought-provoking work." American Historical Review "This book is highly recommended." The Journal of the Early Republic "With its succinct case analyses and its willingness to apply economic and legal perspectives to an important problem in North American history, The Bondsmans Burden is sure to provoke discussion among historians, legal experts, and economists." Dylan C. Penningroth, Labor History "Wahl has written an important book. She has reviewed an enormous number of appellate cases and has suggest that was a difference between rules relating to slaves and other persons. Her evidence implies that southern law, because of slavery, was affected by economic values, one of which was that slave property should receive special protection." Law & History Review Fall 01 Promotional This 1998 book presents a rigorous, compelling economic analysis of the common law of Southern slavery, inspecting thousands of legal disputes. Review Quote "With its succinct case analyses and its willingness to apply economic and legal perspectives to an important problem in North American history, The Bondsmans Burden is sure to provoke discussion among historians, legal experts, and economists." Dylan C. Penningroth, Labor History Promotional "Headline" This 1998 book presents a rigorous, compelling economic analysis of the common law of Southern slavery, inspecting thousands of legal disputes. Description for Bookstore Were slaves property or human beings under law? Southern judges designed laws that protected property rights and helped slavery remain economically viable, the foundation of laws applicable to free people. This 1998 book provides a rigorous, compelling economic analysis of the common law of Southern slavery, inspecting thousands of legal disputes. Description for Library Were slaves property or human beings under law? Southern judges designed laws that protected property rights and helped slavery remain economically viable, the foundation of laws applicable to free people. This 1998 book provides a rigorous, compelling economic analysis of the common law of Southern slavery, inspecting thousands of legal disputes. Details ISBN0521521386 Author Jenny Bourne Wahl Pages 292 Publisher Cambridge University Press Series Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society Language English ISBN-10 0521521386 ISBN-13 9780521521383 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2002 Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle An Economic Analysis of the Common Law of Southern Slavery Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Short Title BONDSMANS BURDEN REV/E Edition Description Revised Affiliation St Olaf College, Minnesota Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises; 3 Tables, unspecified; 3 Plates, unspecified DOI 10.1604/9780521521383 UK Release Date 2002-08-22 AU Release Date 2002-08-22 NZ Release Date 2002-08-22 Publication Date 2002-08-22 Alternative 9780511528712 DEWEY 342.73087 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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ISBN-13: 9780521521383
Book Title: The Bondsman's Burden
Number of Pages: 292 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: The Bondsman's Burden: an Economic Analysis of the Common Law of Southern Slavery
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Year: 2002
Subject: History
Item Height: 217 mm
Item Weight: 430 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Jenny Bourne Wahl
Subject Area: Constitutional Law
Item Width: 169 mm
Format: Paperback
