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245 10 a| By flesh and toil :b| how sex, race, and labor shaped the early French empire /c| Mélanie Lamotte.;

264 1 a| Cambridge, Massachusetts ;a| London, England :b| Harvard University Press,c| 2026.;

300 a| xvi, 350 pages :b| maps ;c| 25 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

520 a| "In By Flesh and Toil, Mélanie Lamotte explores the rise of the French Empire across both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Charting the development of a pan-imperial legal culture of race, she also shows how people of African, Malagasy, South Asian, and Native American descent played key roles in shaping the Empire and setting its limits."--c| Provided by publisher.;

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650 0 a| Interracial marriagez| Indian Ocean Regionx| History.=| ^A120036;

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By flesh and toil : how sex, race, and labor shaped the early French empire / Mélanie Lamotte.

Author/creator	Lamotte, Mélanie author.
Format	Book
Publication	Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2026.
Copyright Date	©2026
Description	xvi, 350 pages : maps ; 25 cm
Subjects	Slavery--France. --Colonies. --History. Enslaved persons--Atlantic Ocean Region. --Social conditions. Enslaved persons--Indian Ocean Region. --Social conditions. Enslaved women--Violence against. --Atlantic Ocean Region. --History. Enslaved women--Violence against. --Indian Ocean Region. --History. Interracial marriage--Atlantic Ocean Region. --History. Interracial marriage--Indian Ocean Region. --History. Multiracial people--Legal status, laws, etc. --Atlantic Ocean Region. --History. Multiracial people--Legal status, laws, etc. --Indian Ocean Region. --History. Human reproduction--Economic aspects. --France. --Colonies. --History. France--Colonies. --Race relations. --History.

Contents	Introduction. A Tale of Two Mariannes -- Chapter 1. "We Shall Be One People" -- Chapter 2. Shifting Strategies -- Chapter 3. Empire of MeÌtissage -- Chapter 4. Unifying Racial Policies -- Chapter 5. Sex and Racial Power -- Chapter 6. Empire of Labor -- Epilogue.
Abstract	"In By Flesh and Toil, Mélanie Lamotte explores the rise of the French Empire across both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Charting the development of a pan-imperial legal culture of race, she also shows how people of African, Malagasy, South Asian, and Native American descent played key roles in shaping the Empire and setting its limits."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Lamotte, Mélanie By flesh and toil Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2025 9780674302211
LCCN	2025008662
ISBN	9780674272835
ISBN	0674272838 hardcover
ISBN	electronic book
ISBN	electronic book

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