Slave Law in the Americas

Author/Contributor(s):	Watson, Alan
Publisher:	University of Georgia Press
Date:	11/01/2012
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

In this book, Alan Watson argues that the slave laws of North and South America-the written codes defining the relationship of masters to slaves-reflect not so much the culture and society of the various colonies but the legal traditions of England, Europe, and ancient Rome.