From Africa to Jamaica [[electronic resource] ] : the making of an Atlantic slave society, 1775-1807 / / Audra A. Diptee

• Autore: Diptee Audra
• Pubblicazione: Gainesville, : University Press of Florida, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (207 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.3/62097292
• Soggetto topico: Black people - Jamaica - History - 18th century; Slave trade - Jamaica - History - 18th century; Slavery - Jamaica - History
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- The Atlantic crucible -- "Provided they arrive in health" -- "We took man, woman, and child" -- The Atlantic crossing -- African expectations, Jamaican realities.
• Sommario/riassunto: Rich with historical sketches of the life and experiences of slaves in Africa, on slave ships, and in Jamaica, this volume illustrates the way enslaved Africans lived and helped to shape Jamaican society in the three decades before British abolition of the slave trade. Audra Diptee's in-depth investigations reveal unexpected insights into the demographics of those captured in Africa and legally transported on British slave ships. For example, there is a commonly held belief that slave traders had a preference for adult males. In fact, the practicalities of slave raiding meant that wom
• Titolo autorizzato: From Africa to Jamaica
• ISBN: 0-8130-3841-3; 0-8130-4299-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789495003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II