2 Free Labor Contested: Indenture and the Limits of Freedom, 1838–1849

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. 1 The Scandal of Indenture and the Making of State Regulation, 1834–1845 16
5. 2 Free Labor Contested: Indenture and the Limits of Freedom, 1838–1849 38
6. 3 Indenture and Free Trade, 1846–1853 62
7. 4 Consolidating Indenture, 1848–1862 90
8. 5 Vagrancy, Free Labor, and State Power, 1859–1871 118
9. 6 Scandal Revived? Royal Commissions of Inquiry and the Persistence of Labor Control, 1869–1878 144
10. Epilogue 170
11. Acknowledgments 179
12. List of Abbreviation 183
13. Notes 185
14. Index 255