Agency of the enslaved : Jamaica and the culture of freedom in the Atlantic world /

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In Agency of the Enslaved: Jamaica and the Culture of Freedom in the Atlantic World, D.A. Dunkley challenges the notion that enslavement fostered the culture of freedom in the former colonies of Western Europe in the Americas. Dunkley explores the importance of the agency displayed by enslaved peopl...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dunkley, Daive A., 1973-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, ©2013.
Subjects:
Slavery > Jamaica > History.
Enslaved persons > Jamaica > Social conditions.
Liberty.
Freedom
Esclaves > Jamaïque > Conditions sociales.
Liberté.
freedom.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Slavery.
Liberty
Slavery
Enslaved persons > Social conditions
Jamaica
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Slave freedom: an introduction
  • Those "perverse" slaves
  • Questioning running away
  • Instructing the enslaved
  • Enslaved and in school
  • The Anglican mandate
  • Colonization of the church
  • Slave laws and amelioration
  • Amelioration, war, and individual freedom
  • Conclusion.

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