Slave Population and Economy in Jamaica, 1807-1835
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First published in 1976 (see HLAS 40:2983), work is a masterful analysis of the dynamics of slave labor in the economic growth of early-19th-century Jamaica. Discusses various characteristics of slave and free-colored population including mortality, birth rates, manumission, distribution, and structure, as well as jobs performed on island as a whole. Contains excellent statistical tables and new introduction by author. -Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58
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Throughout the slave period, only a small proportion of slaves were able to find their way into freedom; the manumission rate probably approached one per thousand slaves by the close of the century before increasing to its highest levels of 1.5 per thousand during the 1820s.
“Throughout the slave period, only a small proportion of slaves were able to find their way into freedom: the manumission rate probably approached one per thousand slaves by the close of the century before increasing to its highest levels of 1.5 per thousand during the 1820s.”
From Manumission in Late Eighteenth-Century Jamaica (2018) · cites this paper as Higman 1995:183, 256
Over time, manumission agreements became increasingly formal, transactional affairs so that by the 1820s over half of these freedom contracts involved payment.
“Over time, manumission agreements became increasingly formal, transactional affairs so that by the 1820s over half of these freedom contracts involved payment.”
From Manumission in Late Eighteenth-Century Jamaica (2018) · cites this paper as Higman 1995:178
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- Authors
- Higman, B. W.
- Corresponding author
- Higman, B.W.
- Published
- 1995-08-31
- OpenAlex
- W4387760683
- Cited by
- 55
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 9.65
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Colonialism, slavery, and trade
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › History of Colonial Brazil
- Social Sciences › Cultural Studies › Caribbean history, culture, and politics
- Keywords
- slave population, slave labor, Jamaica, economic growth, mortality, birth rate, manumission, early 19th century, abolition of slavery
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