Slave Population and Economy in Jamaica, 1807-1834

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
• | Publication Date: Aug 01, 1995
• | Number of Pages: 352 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 9766400083
• | ISBN-13: 9789766400088