Capitalism and freedom: Manumissions and the slave market in Louisiana, 1725-1820

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1008-1027

  Cole, Shawn ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; PRICE DETERMINATION; SLAVE;

LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 30444460887     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: 14716372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050705000380     Document Type: Article

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