“No Body to be Kicked?” Monopoly, Financial Crisis, and Popular Revolt in 18th-Century Haiti and America

Contemporary law and legal theory are resigned to the view that the corporation is a mere nexus of contracts, a legal person lacking both body and soul. This essay explores that commitment to the immateriality of the corporation through a discussion of the 18th-century revolt against the Indies Comp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ghachem, Malick
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Humanities. History Section
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Taylor & Francis 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/107015