The History of Jamaica 3 Volume Paperback Set

Or, General Survey of the Antient and Modern State of that Island, with Reflections on its Situation, Settlements, Inhabitants, Climate, Products, Commerce, Laws, and Government

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Onbekend, 1689 blz. | Engels
Cambridge University Press | e druk, 2010
ISBN13: 9781108016476
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Edward Long's three-volume work marks a major turning point in the historiography of Jamaica, as the first attempt at a comprehensive description of the colony, its history, government, people, economy and geography. The son of a prominent Jamaican plantation owner, Long (1734–1813) spent twelve years running his father's property, an experience which permeates his vision of the island's past, present and future. Long defends slavery as 'inevitably necessary' in Jamaica, suggesting the institution to be implicit in the 'possession of British freedom'. The book includes accounts of the Spanish colonial period in Jamaica, the British colonial government, slavery and the slave rebellions, the economy and infra-structure of the island, and its climate and natural history. This important 1774 book provides fascinating insights into eighteenth-century colonial Jamaica and the ideology of its commercial and administrative elite.

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ISBN13:9781108016476
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:onbekend
Aantal pagina's:1689

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Volume 1:Introduction; Book 1: 1. Of the government and constitution; 2. Of the Governor; 3. Lieutenant Governor and President; 4. Of the Council; 5. Of the Assembly; 6. Chief-Justice; 7. Court of Vice-admiralty; 8. Public officers; 9. Agent; 10. Militia; Appendix; On the legislative constitution of Jamaica; 11. The expedition to, and conquest of, Jamaica; 12. Dependencies of Jamaica; Book 2: 1. Of the Spanish settlement in Jamaica; 2. General description of Jamaica; 3. Agriculture; 4. Roads; 5. Trade; 6. Money; Appendix; Adddenda et corrigenda. Volume 2: Introduction; Book 2: 7. Topographical description of the island, Middlesex; 8. Surry; 9. Cornwall; 10. State of the clergy; 11. Mines; 12. Schools; 13. Of the inhabitants; Book 3: 1. Negroes; 2. Guiney slaves; 3. Of the Creole slaves and African negroes in Jamaica; 4. Francis Williams; 5. Laws affecting slaves; 6. Regulations for preserving health in Jamaica; Appendix; Corrigenda. Volume 3: Preface; Book 3: 7. Meteorological remarks on the climate and atmosphere of Jamaica; 8. A Synopsis of vegetable and other productions of this island; Index to the synopsis; Appendix; General contents.

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