West Indian slavery and British abolition, 1783-1807 /

Main Author: Ryden, David.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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245 1 |a West Indian slavery and British abolition, 1783-1807 /  |c David Beck Ryden. 
260 1 |a Cambridge :  |b Cambridge University Press,  |c 2009. 
300 1 |a xvii, 332 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 24 cm. 
504 1 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-320) and index. 
505 1 |a Producing a peculiar commodity -- The Atlantic economy's political and economic power -- Jamaican planters and the London West India interest -- The production and distribution of Jamaican muscovado -- Duties, drawbacks, and the uncommitted mercantilists -- The management of slaves in Jamaica -- Abolition and colonial reform -- Anti-abolition and colonial rights: the defense of the slave trade -- The business paradox of rising productivity and collapsing profitability -- Rapid decline and abolition -- Appendex A: estimated weights, measures, and prices -- Appendix B: population estimates revisited. 
650 1 |a Slavery  |z West Indies, British. 
650 1 |a Antislavery movements  |z Great Britain 
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