Freedom Bound

Law, Labor, and Civic Identity in Colonizing English America, 1580–1865

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Colonial Period (1600-1775), Reference & Language, Law
Cover of the book Freedom Bound by Christopher Tomlins, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Christopher Tomlins ISBN: 9780511850998
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: August 31, 2010
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Christopher Tomlins
ISBN: 9780511850998
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: August 31, 2010
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Freedom Bound is about the origins of modern America - a history of colonizing, work and civic identity from the beginnings of English presence on the mainland until the Civil War. It is a history of migrants and migrations, of colonizers and colonized, of households and servitude and slavery, and of the freedom all craved and some found. Above all it is a history of the law that framed the entire process. Freedom Bound tells how colonies were planted in occupied territories, how they were populated with migrants - free and unfree - to do the work of colonizing and how the newcomers secured possession. It tells of the new civic lives that seemed possible in new commonwealths and of the constraints that kept many from enjoying them. It follows the story long past the end of the eighteenth century until the American Civil War, when - just for a moment - it seemed that freedom might finally be unbound.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Freedom Bound is about the origins of modern America - a history of colonizing, work and civic identity from the beginnings of English presence on the mainland until the Civil War. It is a history of migrants and migrations, of colonizers and colonized, of households and servitude and slavery, and of the freedom all craved and some found. Above all it is a history of the law that framed the entire process. Freedom Bound tells how colonies were planted in occupied territories, how they were populated with migrants - free and unfree - to do the work of colonizing and how the newcomers secured possession. It tells of the new civic lives that seemed possible in new commonwealths and of the constraints that kept many from enjoying them. It follows the story long past the end of the eighteenth century until the American Civil War, when - just for a moment - it seemed that freedom might finally be unbound.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book Radar Meteorology by Christopher Tomlins
Cover of the book Working with Vulnerable Families by Christopher Tomlins
Cover of the book Oceanic Histories by Christopher Tomlins
Cover of the book Multi-Ethnic Coalitions in Africa by Christopher Tomlins
Cover of the book Molecular and Cellular Biophysics by Christopher Tomlins
Cover of the book Oscar Wilde and Ancient Greece by Christopher Tomlins
Cover of the book Manual of Intrauterine Insemination and Ovulation Induction by Christopher Tomlins
Cover of the book Roman Religion by Christopher Tomlins
Cover of the book Mints and Money in Medieval England by Christopher Tomlins
Cover of the book Practical Bayesian Inference by Christopher Tomlins
Cover of the book Jewish-Christian Dialogues on Scripture in Late Antiquity by Christopher Tomlins
Cover of the book The Physics and Evolution of Active Galactic Nuclei by Christopher Tomlins
Cover of the book Duelling for Supremacy by Christopher Tomlins
Cover of the book Imagined Societies by Christopher Tomlins
Cover of the book The Long Process of Development by Christopher Tomlins
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy