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Slave Populations of the British Caribbean, 1807-1834
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This paper gave excellent and thorough treatment of major demographic aspects of British Caribbean slavery from abolition of slave trade to slave emancipation, drawing heavily on extensive date available from slave registration returns for various islands to provide comparative perspective of nature of slave life.Abstract:
This book is a reprint of work that originally appeared in 1984. It gives excellent and thorough treatment of major demographic aspects of British Caribbean slavery from abolition of slave trade to slave emancipation. Draws heavily on extensive date available from slave registration returns for various islands to provide comparative perspective of nature of slave life. It is essential for serious scholars of the region.read more
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