Reshuffling the pack : the transition from slavery to other forms of labor in the British Caribbean, ca. 1790-1890

Analysis of a century of (evolutionary) socio-economic transition in the British Caribbean. According to the author, this process demonstrated aspects of a continuum, rather than sharply marked phases and abrupt changes. Before the abolition of slavery slaves behaved as proto-peasants and proto-prol...

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Main Author: Michael J. Craton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BRILL 1994-01-01
Series:NWIG
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Online Access:http://www.kitlv-journals.nl/index.php/nwig/article/view/3295

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