| Slave Population and Economy in Jamaica, 1807-1835 Contributor(s): Higman, B. W. (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 9766400083 ISBN-13: 9789766400088 Publisher: University of the West Indies Press OUR PRICE: $25.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science - History | Caribbean & West Indies - General |
| Dewey: 326.729 |
| LCCN: 96116690 |
| Lexile Measure: 1600 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.04" W x 8.98" (1.04 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 who |