Plantation Jamaica 1750 1850
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Plantation Jamaica 1750 1850
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Author : B. W. Higman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Plantation Jamaica 1750 1850 written by B. W. Higman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
Plantation Jamaica analyses the important but neglected role of the attorneys who managed estates, chiefly for absentee proprietors, and assesses their efficiency and impact on Jamaica during slavery and freedom. Meticulous research based on a variety of sources, including the attorneys' letters, plantation papers and slave registration records, provides rich quantitative and literary data describing the attorneys' role, status, range of activities and demographic characteristics. Higman charts both the extent of absentee ownership and the complex structure of the managerial hierarchy that stretched across the Atlantic. Detailed case studies compare the attorney Simon Taylor's management of Golden Grove Estate in the decade before the American Revolution and Isaac Jackson's control of Montpelier in the years immediately following the abolition of slavery. These examples provide a wealth of information about plantation life and labour, technology, trade, investments and profits. Higman also makes a unique contribution by investigating and describing several topics previously neglected, including the postal service, the history of accounting and the role of attorneys in the British I
Jamaica Surveyed
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Author : B. W. Higman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Jamaica Surveyed written by B. W. Higman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
First published in 1988, this volume contains a representative sample of the large collection of plantation maps and plans in the National Library of Jamaica. It explores the diversity of agricultural activity on the island and the changing patterns of land use during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Montpelier Jamaica
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Author : B. W. Higman
language : en
Publisher: University of the West Indies Press
Release Date : 1998
Montpelier Jamaica written by B. W. Higman and has been published by University of the West Indies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Business & Economics categories.
This detailed study of the life of a Jamaican plantation community during slavery and the post-emancipation period is based on archaeological investigations as well as more traditional documentary sources. The family and household structure of the slave population is analysed and linked to the physical layout of the village. A comprehensive picture of the material culture of the plantation workers is facilitated by sources, and covers everything from foodways to clothing, ornament and architecture.
Slave Population And Economy In Jamaica 1807 1834
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Author : B. W. Higman
language : en
Publisher: University of the West Indies Press
Release Date : 1995
Slave Population And Economy In Jamaica 1807 1834 written by B. W. Higman and has been published by University of the West Indies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Social Science categories.
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
Slave Populations Of The British Caribbean 1807 1834
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Author : B. W. Higman
language : en
Publisher: University of the West Indies Press
Release Date : 1995
Slave Populations Of The British Caribbean 1807 1834 written by B. W. Higman and has been published by University of the West Indies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with History categories.
Reprint of work that originally appeared in 1984. Excellent and thorough treatment of major demographic aspects of British Caribbean slavery from abolition of slave trade to slave emancipation. Draws heavily on extensive data available from slave registration returns for various islands to provide comparative perspective of nature of slave life. Excellent tables and figures. Essential for serious scholars of the region. -Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58
In Miserable Slavery
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Author : Douglas Hall
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
In Miserable Slavery written by Douglas Hall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
Thomas Thistlewood (1721-1786) was a British estate overseer and small landowner in western Jamaica. He arrived in Jamaica, the most important of the British sugar colonies in 1750, when he was 29 years old. He became the overseer or manager of the Egypt sugar plantation near the small port of Savanna la Mar. He stayed in Jamaica until his death in 1786. He wrote a diary, which eventually ran to some 10,000 pages, and this diary became an important historical document on slavery and history of Jamaica.
Jamaican Place Names
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Author : B. W. Higman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Jamaican Place Names written by B. W. Higman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.
Jamaican place names range from the commonplace to the bizarre. Densely distributed across the map of the island, they not only intrigue the visitor and the resident but also provide clues to Jamaica's past landscapes and its social and economic history. Written from a historical and geographical perspective by two authors with an intimate knowledge of the island, this book presents an entirely new approach to the study of Jamaican place names. Maps and other sources dating from the earliest years of European contact to the twenty-first century are used to compile a database of over 20,000 names. Analysis provides clues to the culture and national origins of the dominant planter population who were the major name-givers but also includes many names with distinctive Jamaican "creole" meanings. Today, Kingston, May Pen, Rio Bueno, Me No Sen You No Come, George's Plain Mountain and Content, names derived from a variety of sources, are all equally Jamaican and equally fascinating. Jamaican Place Names is written for both the scholar and the general reader with an interest in the island's landscapes and history. Book jacket.
A Concise History Of The Caribbean
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Author : B. W. Higman
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2010-12-13
A Concise History Of The Caribbean written by B. W. Higman and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-13 with History categories.
A Concise History of the Caribbean presents a general history of the Caribbean islands from the beginning of human settlement about seven thousand years ago to the present. It narrates processes of early human migration, the disastrous consequences of European colonization, the development of slavery and the slave trade, the extraordinary profits earned by the plantation economy, the great revolution in Haiti, movements toward political independence, the Cuban Revolution, and the diaspora of Caribbean people. Written in a lively and accessible style yet current with the most recent research, the book provides a compelling narrative of Caribbean history essential for students and visitors.
Jamaica In 1850 Or The Effects Of Sixteen Years Of Freedom On A Slave Colony
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Author : John Bigelow
language : en
Publisher: New York ; London : G.P. Putnam
Release Date : 1851
Jamaica In 1850 Or The Effects Of Sixteen Years Of Freedom On A Slave Colony written by John Bigelow and has been published by New York ; London : G.P. Putnam this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1851 with Black people categories.
Jamaican Food
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Author : B. W. Higman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Jamaican Food written by B. W. Higman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Cooking categories.
This beautifully illustrated book by one of the Caribbean's preeminent historians sheds new light on food and cultural practices in Jamaica from the time of the earliest Taino inhabitants through the 21st century.