In a Country of Liberty
Slavery, Villeinage and the Making of Whiteness in the Somerset Case (1772)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4493713 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dana Rabin (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-29 |
| Publication date | 2011-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History Workshop Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1363-3554 • E-ISSN: 1477-4569 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/hwj/dbq050 |
| OpenAlex | W2126430978 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 32 |
Journal Article ‘In a Country of Liberty?’: Slavery, Villeinage and the Making of Whiteness in the Somerset Case (1772) Get access Dana Rabin Dana Rabin History Dept, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dana Rabin is Associate Professor of History at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign where she teaches courses in British history, global history, and the history of crime. Her current project from which this article is drawn examines themes of empire, race, and gender as they played out in legal events throughout the eighteenth century. [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar History Workshop Journal, Volume 72, Issue 1, October 2011, Pages 5–29, https://doi.org/10.1093/hwj/dbq050 Published: 23 August 2011
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
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| Citations per year | 1,07 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |