Politics of Colonial Sensation: The Trial of Thomas Picton and the Cause of Louisa Calderon

Epstein revisits the brief sensation caused by the trial of Thomas Picton, who was the first British governor of Trinidad, for ordering the torture of Louisa Calderon, a free mulatto girl.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American historical review 2007-06, Vol.112 (3), p.712-741
1. Verfasser:	Epstein, James
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AHR Forum: Entangled Empires in the Atlantic World British culture British Empire Calderon, Louisa Caribbean studies Centre-periphery relations Colonial government Colonial history Colonialism Colonies & territories Fear Girls Governors Injustice Juries Litigation Multiracial people Picton, Thomas Politics Radicalism Scandals Slaves Soldiers Torture Trials Trinidad and Tobago United Kingdom War
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Zusammenfassung:	Epstein revisits the brief sensation caused by the trial of Thomas Picton, who was the first British governor of Trinidad, for ordering the torture of Louisa Calderon, a free mulatto girl.
ISSN:	0002-8762 1937-5239
DOI:	10.1086/ahr.112.3.712