Slave Population and Economy in Jamaica, 1807-1834

By B.W. Higman

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9766400083
• ISBN13: 9789766400088
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: University of the West Indies Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"