The West India Colonies (Classic Reprint): The Calumnies and Misrepresentations Circulated Against Them - Couverture souple

James M'queen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330821068 ISBN 13 : 9781330821060

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Challenging the narratives about slavery and emancipation, across the Caribbean
This work compiles accounts and documents from Barbadoes, St. Domingo, and other colonies to question common claims about the management of enslaved people and the outcomes of emancipation. It presents personal testimonies, historical records, and contemporary commentary to illuminate the period’s debates and tensions.

- Learn how different figures described plantation life, debt, and labor practices in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
- See examples of proposed reforms, legal constructs, and their effects on enslaved workers and plantation profits.
- Explore the broader consequences of upheaval, insurrection, and shifting colonial laws on commerce and daily life.
- Understand how contemporaries framed the costs and risks of major social changes in the West Indies.

Ideal for readers of maritime and colonial history, abolition-era scholarship, and those seeking primary‑source perspectives on Caribbean society during critical transitions.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330821068
• ISBN 13: 9781330821060
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 469
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Copytech (UK) Ltd, Trading as Printondemand-worldwide.com; gpsr@podww.com; ; 9 Culley Court; Orton Southgate; Peterborough; Cambridgeshire; PE2 6WA; Royaume-Uni
• Personne responsable: Easy Access System Europe Oü, 16879218; +358405003575; gpsr.requests@easproject.com; ; Mustamäe tee 50; Tallinn; 10621; Estonie