Dark Side of the Light. Slavery and the French Enlightenment, Paperback/Louis Sala-Molins

Addresses the philosophy and politics of slavery during the French Enlightenment. This book scrutinizes Condorcet's "Reflections on Negro Slavery" and the works of Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Diderot side by side with the "Code Noir", to uncover attempts to uphold the humanist project of the Enlightenment while simultaneously justifying slavery. Publisher: University of Minnesota Press Author(s): Louis Sala-Molins Number of pages: 176 Publication date: 2006 Dimensions: 130 x 204 x 14 Cover type: Paperback / softback