“Le tableau législatif” : colonial law in Martinican society, ca. 1786

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dc.contributor.advisorHardwick, Julie, 1962-en
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKamil, Neilen
dc.creatorWood, Laurie Marieen
dc.date.accessioned2010-11-10T18:55:17Zen
dc.date.available2010-11-10T18:55:17Zen
dc.date.available2010-11-10T18:55:22Zen
dc.date.issued2010-05en
dc.date.submittedMay 2010en
dc.date.updated2010-11-10T18:55:23Zen
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractThis project examines the articulation and application of colonial law in the French colony of Martinique during the eighteenth century through the work of a legal commentator and colonial magistrate, Pierre Dessalles. His compilation of Martinican laws reveals how local elites applied laws usually promulgated in France. His reliance on European political theorists illustrates the dissemination of legal knowledge across the Atlantic, while his comments and explanation of colonial law in light of Martinique’s history anchor this discussion in a local history. Thus, from Dessalles’ creole, local elite perspective, historians can perceive both the operation and ideology behind Martinican law because this document explicitly presented law (as prescription) and legalities (as practice) together.en
dc.description.departmentHistoryen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-05-722en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.subjectMartiniqueen
dc.subjectLegal historyen
dc.subjectFrench colonizationen
dc.subjectLocal elitesen
dc.title“Le tableau législatif” : colonial law in Martinican society, ca. 1786en
dc.type.genrethesisen
thesis.degree.departmentHistoryen
thesis.degree.disciplineHistoryen
thesis.degree.grantorThe University of Texas at Austinen
thesis.degree.levelMastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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