Intimate Bonds: Family and Slavery in the French Atlantic

281 Pages·2016·2.492 MB·English

by  Jennifer L. Palmer

Intimate Bonds
The early Modern aMerIcas
Peter c. Mancall, series editor
Volumes in the series explore neglected aspects of
early modern history in the western hemisphere.
Interdisciplinary in character, and with a special
emphasis on the atlantic World from 1450 to 1850,
the series is published in partnership with the
Usc-huntington early Modern studies Institute.
InTIMaTe
Bonds
Family and slavery in the French atlantic
Jennifer l. Palmer
university of pennsylvania press
philadelphia
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
IsBn 978-0-8122-4840-1
To David, Henry, and Benjamin
In honor of my parents
And in memory of Amy.

Contents
list of abbreviations ix
Introduction. Interracial Intimacy in the French atlantic 1
chapter 1. Proximity and distance in Plantation society 19
chapter 2. legitimating authority 45
chapter 3. navigating Transatlantic separations 70
chapter 4. economies of race and Gender 98
chapter 5. What’s in a name? 129
chapter 6. negotiating Patriarchy 158
epilogue. race from colonialism to revolution 185
notes 201
Index 259
acknowledgments 265

Abbreviations
adcM archives départementales de la charente Maritime
aMlr archives Municipales de la rochelle
anoM archives nationales d’outre-mer
an archives nationales de France
Bn Bibliothèque nationale de France
all translations, unless otherwise noted, are my own.