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Autore: | Higman B. W. <1943-> |
Titolo: | Slave population and economy in Jamaica, 1807-1834 / / B.W. Higman ; with a new introduction |
Pubblicazione: | Kingston, Jamaica, : The Press, University of the West Indies, 1995 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xx, 327 p. ) : ill. ; |
Soggetto topico: | Slavery - Jamaica - History |
Slavery - History - Jamaica | |
Communities - Social Classes | |
Sociology & Social History | |
Social Sciences | |
Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliography (p. 311-323) and index. |
Sommario/riassunto: | "First published in 1976 (see HLAS 40:2983), work is a masterful analysis of the dynamics of slave labor in the economic growth of early-19th-century Jamaica. Discusses various characteristics of slave and free-colored population including mortality, birth rates, manumission, distribution, and structure, as well as jobs performed on island as a whole. Contains excellent statistical tables and new introduction by author"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58 |
Titolo abbreviato (Periodici): | SLAVE POPULATION & ECONOMY IN JAMAICA, 1807-1834 |
Titolo autorizzato: | Slave population and economy in Jamaica, 1807-1834 |
ISBN: | 976-640-008-3 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 996247887003316 |
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