Sugar and slaves : the rise of the planter class in the English West Indies, 1624-1713 /

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Sugar and Slaves presents a vivid portrait of English life in the Caribbean more than three centuries ago. Using a host of contemporary primary sources, Richard Dunn traces the development of plantation slave society in the region. He examines sugar production techniques, the vicious character of th...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dunn, Richard S. (Author)
Other Authors: Nash, Gary B. (Author of introduction, etc.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill [North Carolina] ; London [England] : Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, by the University of North Carolina Press, 2000.
Subjects:
1600-1699
Slavery > West Indies, British.
Plantation life > West Indies, British.
Vie dans les plantations > Antilles britanniques.
Manners and customs.
Plantation life.
Slavery.
Sugar > Manufacture and refining > West Indies, British.
West Indies, British > Social life and customs.
West Indies > History > 17th century.
Antilles > Histoire > 17e siècle.
West Indies.
West Indies > British West Indies.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Sugar and Slaves presents a vivid portrait of English life in the Caribbean more than three centuries ago. Using a host of contemporary primary sources, Richard Dunn traces the development of plantation slave society in the region. He examines sugar production techniques, the vicious character of the slave trade, the problems adapting English ways to the tropics, and the appalling mortality rates for both blacks and whites that made these colonies the richest, but in human terms the least successful, in English America.
Physical Description:1 online resource (390 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1469600420
9781469600420

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