The History of Jamaica : Or, General Survey of the Antient and Modern State of that Island, with Reflections on its Situation, Settlements, Inhabitants, Climate, Products, Commerce, Laws, and Governme Paperback / softback
by Edward Long
Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition series
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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.
Throughout his book, Long defends slavery as 'inevitably necessary' in Jamaica, suggesting the institution to be implicit in the 'possession of British freedom'.
Volume 2 presents a survey of the counties of Jamaica, information on religion, education and health, descriptions and racial classifications of the population, a history of the slave rebellions and details of the legal code governing slavery.
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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- Pages:638 pages, 9 Plates, black and white; 2 Maps
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:31/10/2010
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:638 pages, 9 Plates, black and white; 2 Maps
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- Publication Date:31/10/2010
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- ISBN:9781108016452