Caroline Oudin Bastide: 2 books

Book cover of Calculation and Morality

Calculation and Morality

The Costs of Slavery and the Value of Emancipation in the French Antilles

by Caroline Oudin-Bastide, Philippe Steiner
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2019

Debates about whether to maintain or abolish slavery revolved around two key values: the morality of enslaving other human beings and the economic benefits and costs of slavery as compared to free labor. Various and conflicting arguments were presented by abolitionists, colonists, and administrators...
Book cover of L'effroi et la terreur

L'effroi et la terreur

Esclavage, poison et sorcellerie aux Antilles

by Caroline OUDIN-BASTIDE
Language: French
Release Date: March 7, 2013

Une étrange épidémie d'" empoisonnements " s'est répandue dans les Antilles françaises aux XVIII e et XIX e siècles. Les colons prêtent aux " nègres " (sorciers et guérisseurs) une extraordinaire force de nuisance et d'effrayants pouvoirs.L'incapacité de la justice ordinaire...
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