Author : B. W. Higman
Release : 1995
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis Slave Population and Economy in Jamaica, 1807-1834 by : B. W. Higman
Download or read book Slave Population and Economy in Jamaica, 1807-1834 written by B. W. Higman. This book was released on 1995. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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