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The Invention of Free Labor
by Robert J Steinfeld
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Examining the emergence of the modern conception of free labor--labor that could not be legally compelled, even though voluntarily agreed upon--Steinfeld explains how English law dominated the early American colonies, making violation of al labor agreements punishable by imprisonment. By the eighteenth century, traditional legal restrictions no longer applied to many kinds of colonial workers, but it was not until the nineteenth century that indentured servitude came to be regarded as similar to slavery.
Invention of Free Labor: The Employment Relation in English and American Law and Culture, 1350-1870
Both for its own particular ideas, and as an example of what labor law history is beginning to achieve, it is a book to be recommended.
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- University of North Carol Brand
- Jun 30, 2002 Pub Date:
- 0807854522 ISBN-10:
- 9780807854525 ISBN-13:
- 286 Pages
- 9.02 in * 5.98 in * 0.65 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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