Book contents
- The Overseer State
- Critical Perspectives on Empire
- The Overseer State
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps and Tables
- Plantations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 “Not Fit for the Enjoyment of Freedom”
- 2 “To Go and Look for Law”
- 3 “A Most Imperfect Act of Abolition”
- 4 “A System Entirely Favorable to the Poorer Class of Natives”
- 5 “Man, in His Natural State … Must Either Be Led by Conviction, or by Force”
- 6 “They Must Know Their Master, and He Must Know Them”
- 7 “They Have Made the Government Arbitrary Enough”
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Introduction
Paper Chains for Iron Chains
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 March 2025
Book contents
- The Overseer State
- Critical Perspectives on Empire
- The Overseer State
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps and Tables
- Plantations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 “Not Fit for the Enjoyment of Freedom”
- 2 “To Go and Look for Law”
- 3 “A Most Imperfect Act of Abolition”
- 4 “A System Entirely Favorable to the Poorer Class of Natives”
- 5 “Man, in His Natural State … Must Either Be Led by Conviction, or by Force”
- 6 “They Must Know Their Master, and He Must Know Them”
- 7 “They Have Made the Government Arbitrary Enough”
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The introduction examines the historiography on slavery, abolition, indenture, and the Indian and Chinese labor diasporas in the nineteenth century. It unpacks the analytical framework of “the overseer-state,” demonstrating its usefulness for our historical understanding of these topics.
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- The Overseer StateSlavery, Indenture and Governance in the British Empire, 1812–1916, pp. 1 - 28Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025