Early Modern Justice

Holly Brewer is an early American historian who works at the intersection of where early modern debates about justice impact real people in the early modern Atlantic World. She enjoys debates and controversy. She is also an archive rat. She tries to understand conflicts over power from multiple perspectives, not only the different perspectives of those who hold political power, but from those who challenge them. She is especially interested in how debates over political theory impact laws, policies, economic exchange, and the social order. She is also interested in the reverse. Neither political theory nor laws emerged in a vacuum. She focuses on questions surrounding democracy, capitalism, & legal status, especially related to age, race, gender, & authority. Her almost-finished book is on Slavery & Sovereignty in the British Empire and Early America. Welcome to my site.