Plantation Jamaica, 1750-1850

Plantation Jamaica, 1750-1850 Capital and Control in a Colonial Economy

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Publisher's Synopsis

Aalyses 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. This work charts both the extent of absentee ownership and the complex structure of the managerial hierarchy that stretched across the Atlantic.

Book information

ISBN: 9789766402099
Publisher: The University of the West Indies Press
Imprint: University of the West Indies Press
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Language: English
Weight: 778g
Height: 181mm
Width: 255mm
Spine width: 30mm