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Phan, Hoang Gia.

Bonds of citizenship law and the labors of emancipation / [electronic resource] : Hoang Gia Phan. - New York : New York University Press, c2013. - 1 online resource (x, 256 p. ) - America and the long 19th century .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-247) and index.

Introduction : "A man from another country" : citizenship and the bonds of labor -- Bound by law : apprenticeship and the culture of 'free' labor -- Civic virtues : narrative form and the trial of character in early America -- Fugitive bonds : contract and the culture of constitutionalism -- Hereditary bondsman : Frederick Douglass and the spirit of the law -- "If man will strike" : Moby Dick and the letter of the law -- Conclusion : the labors of emancipation : founded law and freedom defined.

ISBN: 9780814738931

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Master and servant in literature.
Citizenship in literature.
Slavery in literature.
Social structure--History.--United States
Indentured servants--Legal status, laws, etc.--History.--United States
Slavery--History.--United States
Citizenship--History.--United States
Citizenship--Philosophy.--United States
Slaves--Legal status, laws, etc.--History.--United States

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: KF482 / .P48 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 342.7308/7