The Invention of Free Labor The Employment Relation in English and American Law and Culture, 1350-1870 |
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| Author:
| Steinfeld, Robert J. |
| Series title: | Studies in Legal History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-5452-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2002 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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Examining the emergence of the modern conception of free labour - labour that could not be legally compelled, even though voluntarily agreed upon - Steinfeld explains how English law dominated the early American colonies, making violation of al labour agreements punishable by imprisonment.
Examining the emergence of the modern conception of free labour - labour that could not be legally compelled, even though voluntarily agreed upon - Steinfeld explains how English law dominated the early American colonies, making violation of al labour agreements punishable by imprisonment.