ISBN:
9780521486590
,
0521486599
Language:
English
Pages:
XVII, 332 S.
,
Ill., graph. Darst.
,
24 cm
DDC:
306.3/6209729
Keywords:
Slavery
;
Antislavery movements
;
Slavery West Indies, British
;
Antislavery movements Great Britain
;
Großbritannien
;
Jamaika
;
Westindien
;
Sklaverei
;
Abschaffung
;
Geschichte 1783-1807
Description / Table of Contents:
Producing a peculiar commodityThe Atlantic economy's political and economic power -- Jamaican planters and the London West India interest -- The production and distribution of Jamaican muscovado -- Duties, drawbacks, and the uncommitted mercantilists -- The management of slaves in Jamaica -- Abolition and colonial reform -- Anti-abolition and colonial rights : the defense of the slave trade -- The business paradox of rising productivity and collapsing profitability -- Rapid decline and abolition -- Appendix A: estimated weights, measures, and prices -- Appendix B: population estimates revisited.
Description / Table of Contents:
Producing a peculiar commodity -- The Atlantic economy's political and economic power -- Jamaican planters and the London West India interest -- The production and distribution of Jamaican muscovado -- Duties, drawbacks, and the uncommitted mercantilists -- The management of slaves in Jamaica -- Abolition and colonial reform -- Anti-abolition and colonial rights: the defense of the slave trade -- The business paradox of rising productivity and collapsing profitability -- Rapid decline and abolition -- Appendex A: estimated weights, measures, and prices -- Appendix B: population estimates revisited.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
