Lara Montesinos Coleman. Struggles for the Human. Violent Legality and the Politics of Rights. [Global & Insurgent Legalities.] Duke University Press, Durham (NC) [etc.] 2024. xiv, 250 pp. $104.95. (Paper, E-book: $27.95.)

examine the interconnections between the coerced mobilities of enslaved people and those of other legal and social categories, although usually from the point of view of these other groups.Given that studies of slave mobility are at a more advanced stage than those of other forms of forced migration, it is reasonable to not include a dedicated chapter on the topic in this volume.Readers, however, must bear in mind that enslaved people, especially racialized Africans, were central to coerced mobility in the Atlantic and elsewhere.The thematic introduction and all contributions are clear and engaging.Although a short conclusion to round off the case studies would have been welcome, the introductory chapter's concise argument mostly obviates this.Despite a small number of areas where the book's brevity necessitates a slightly incomplete analysis, Mobility and Coercion presents and substantiates a strong methodological case.