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

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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Dunn, Richard S. (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Nash, Gary B. (Auteur de l'introduction, etc.)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: 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.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Beyond the Line; 2 Barbados: The Rise of the Planter Class; 3 Barbados: The Planters in Power; 4 The Leeward Islands; 5 Jamaica; 6 Sugar; 7 Slaves; 8 Life in the Tropics; 9 Death in the Tropics; 10 The Legacy; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z