The Enlightenment on Trial

The Enlightenment on Trial
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 385
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ISBN-10 : 9780190638733
ISBN-13 : 0190638737
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Book Synopsis The Enlightenment on Trial by : Bianca Premo

Download or read book The Enlightenment on Trial written by Bianca Premo and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The principal protagonists of this history of the Enlightenment are non-literate, poor, and enslaved colonial litigants who began to sue their superiors in the royal courts of the Spanish empire. With comparative data on civil litigation and close readings of the lawsuits, The Enlightenment on Trial explores how ordinary Spanish Americans actively produced modern concepts of law.


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