Slave population and economy in Jamaica, 1807-1834 [electronic resource] / B.W. Higman ; with a new introduction.

Kingston, Jamaica : The Press, University of the West Indies, 1995.

xx, 327 p. : ill. ; 23 cm

"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

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Includes bibliography (p. 311-323) and index.

Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2004. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet. This volume is made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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American philosophy series ; no. 7.

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