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Slave population and economy in Jamaica, 1807-1834 / B.W. Higman ; with a new introduction.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Barbados : The Press, University of the West Indies, 1995.Description: xx, 327 p. : ill., map ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9766400083 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.362 097 292
Review: "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. http://www.loc.gov/hlas/
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Books Books Roseau Public Library West Indian Collection Reference W.I. 306.362 097 292 Hig (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan ROSE22020013
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-323) and index.

"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.

http://www.loc.gov/hlas/

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