To Go and Look for Law

Auerbach, Sascha

Abstract

Focusing on the crown colonies acquired by Britain during the Napoleonic Wars, this article examines the integration of state oversight with colonial labor discipline during the final decades of slavery. The structural foundations post-emancipation rule in the crown colonies were laid by the policies of amelioration, but the social, cultural, and legal dynamics built on these foundations were profoundly shaped by the responses of enslaved Africans. The role of the state in these colonial labor systems was thus reciprocally constructed by the rulers and the ruled, albeit from vastly asymmetrical positions of authority.

Citation

Auerbach, S. (in press). To Go and Look for Law. History Workshop Journal,

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 1, 2025
• Deposit Date: Feb 19, 2025
• Journal: History Workshop Journal
• Print ISSN: 1363-3554
• Electronic ISSN: 1477-4569
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/45595001