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
Incluye bibliografía.
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.
0521486599 9780521486590
Esclavitud.--Indias occidentales.
306.3 / R992w 2009
West Indian slavery and British abolition, 1783-1807 / David Beck Ryden. - xvii, 332 páginas : ilustraciones
Incluye bibliografía.
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.
0521486599 9780521486590
Esclavitud.--Indias occidentales.
306.3 / R992w 2009