Empire and underworld : captivity in French Guiana /

In the century after the French Revolution, the South American outpost of Guiana became a depository for exiles--outcasts of the new French citizenry--and an experimental space for the exercise of new kinds of power and violence against marginal groups. Miranda Spieler chronicles the encounter betwe...

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Main Author:	Spieler, Miranda Frances, 1971-
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012.
Series:	Harvard historical studies ; v. 174.
Subjects:	Captivity > French Guiana > History. Power (Social sciences) > French Guiana > History. Political violence > French Guiana > History. Minorities > French Guiana > History. Marginality, Social > French Guiana > History. French Guiana > Politics and government > To 1814. French Guiana > Politics and government > 1814-1947. French Guiana > Social conditions. French Guiana > Colonial influence.
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