Montpelier, Jamaica : a plantation community in slavery and freedom, 1739-1912 /

Montpelier, Jamaica : a plantation community in slavery and freedom, 1739-1912 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Higman, B. W., 1943-
Imprint:	Mona, Jamaica : Press University of the West Indies, c1998.
Description:	xv, 384 p. ill. (1 col.), maps ; 26 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Plantation life -- Jamaica. Slave labor -- Jamaica -- History -- 19th century. Slaves -- Social conditions -- 19th century. Sugar trade -- Jamaica -- History -- 19th century. Economic history. Plantation life. Slave labor. Slaves -- Social conditions. Sugar trade. Montpelier Plantation (Jamaica) -- History. Jamaica -- Economic conditions -- 19th century. Jamaica. Jamaica -- Montpelier Plantation. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3781194

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	Plantation community in slavery and freedom, 1739-1912
Other authors / contributors:	Aarons, George A. Karklins, Karlis. Reitz, Elizabeth Jean, 1946-
ISBN:	9766400393 (pbk.) 976640075X (hard)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-374) and index.

Table of Contents:

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Preface
1. Plantation History and Archaeology
2. Sugar and Slavery
3. Livestock and Liberty
4. Plantation Space
5. Family Villages
6. Village Architecture
7. Possessions
9. People and Place
Appendix 1. Overseers, 1789-1859
Appendix 2. Elizabeth J. Reitz Vertebrate Fauna
Notes
Appendix 3. Karlis Karklins Beads
Notes
Notes
Bibliography