L’Anatomie de la noirceur

Science et esclavage a l'age des Lumieres

by Andrew S. Curran, translated by Patrick Graille

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Extent: 333 pages

Publisher: Classiques Garnier

Subjects: African Studies, Eighteenth-Century Studies

Series: L'Europe des Lumieres

Series volume number: 53

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(October 2017)

ISBN: 9782406064039

Price: $46.00

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Exploring eighteenth-century travel narratives, natural history, works on anatomy, philosophical texts, and pro- and anti-slavery texts, this book reveals the relationship between scholarly ideas, commercial profit, and the violence inflicted on black Africans in the colonies.

  • By (author) Andrew S Curran
  • Translated by Patrick Graille