Slave Population and Economy in Jamaica, 1807-1835

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

Author: B. W. Higman
Publisher: University of the West Indies Press
Published: 08/01/1995
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.04w x 0.77d
ISBN13: 9789766400088
ISBN10: 9766400083
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | General
- History | Caribbean & West Indies | General