Livestock, sugar and slavery : contested terrain in colonial Jamaica

Livestock, sugar and slavery : contested terrain in colonial Jamaica / Verene A. Shepherd.

Author/creator	Shepherd, Verene
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Kingston : Ian Randle Publishers, 2009.
Description	xl, 279 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Subject(s)	Slavery--Jamaica --History. Enslaved persons--Emancipation --Jamaica. Enslaved persons--Jamaica --Social conditions. Enslaved persons--Jamaica --Economic conditions. Livestock--Jamaica. Sugarcane industry--Jamaica.

Series	Forgotten histories of the Caribbean Forgotten histories of the Caribbean. ^A1005056
Contents	Raising livestock in the pre-plantation era -- The interplay of livestock and cane: contests over land for commodity production -- Trade and exchange: contesting the classic plantationist trading arrangement -- The pen-keepers: socio-political status, ideology, relationships and the 'ranking game' -- The enslaved on pens: demographic profile and work culture -- Contesting slavery: negotiations for freedom in a slave system -- Post-slavery adjustments.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-274) and index.
ISBN	976637256X
ISBN	9789766372569

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HT1095 .S54 2009	✔ Available	Place Hold