Fathers, Daughters, and Slaves: Women Writers and French Colonial Slavery

This new study brings to life the unique contribution of French women during the early nineteenth century, a key period in the history of colonialism and slavery. It offers in-depth readings of works by five antislavery writers – Germaine de Staël, Claire Duras, Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, Charlotte Dard and Sophie Doin.

• | Author: Doris Kadish
• | Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 17, 2012
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9781846318467
• | ISBN-10: 1846318467