Empire and Underworld Captivity in French Guiana |
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| Author:
| Spieler, Miranda Frances |
| Series title: | Harvard Historical Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-05754-8 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2012 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $61.00 |
Book Description:
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The French Revolution invented the notion of the citizen, but it also invented the noncitizen--the person whose rights were nonexistent. The South American outpost of Guiana became a depository for these outcasts of the new French citizenry, and an experimental space for the exercise of new kinds of power and violence against marginal groups.
The French Revolution invented the notion of the citizen, but it also invented the noncitizen--the person whose rights were nonexistent. The South American outpost of Guiana became a depository for these outcasts of the new French citizenry, and an experimental space for the exercise of new kinds of power and violence against marginal groups.