West Indian slavery and British abolition, 1783-1807 /

Ryden, David,

West Indian slavery and British abolition, 1783-1807 / David Beck Ryden. - xvii, 332 páginas : ilustraciones

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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.

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