Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 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 One's Slaves, Servants, Animals, and Relatives: Legal Boundaries and the Problem of Social Cost
- 8 The South's Law of Slavery: Reflecting the Felt Necessities of the Time
- Notes
- Index
Index
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 October 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 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 One's Slaves, Servants, Animals, and Relatives: Legal Boundaries and the Problem of Social Cost
- 8 The South's Law of Slavery: Reflecting the Felt Necessities of the Time
- Notes
- Index
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- The Bondsman's BurdenAn Economic Analysis of the Common Law of Southern Slavery, pp. 263 - 277Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1997