Sugar and Slaves | The Rise of the Planter Class in the English West Indies, 1624-1713

Richard S. Dunn

ISBN 10: 0807848778 / ISBN 13: 9780807848777

Published by Omohundro Institute and UNC Press, 2000

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Sugar and Slaves | The Rise of the Planter Class in the English West Indies, 1624-1713 | Richard S. Dunn | Taschenbuch | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 2000 | Omohundro Institute and UNC Press | EAN 9780807848777 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sugar and Slaves | The Rise of the Planter Class in the English West Indies, 1624-1713
• Publisher: Omohundro Institute and UNC Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0807848778
• ISBN 13: 9780807848777
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 24D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 24 millimeters depth
• Weight: 631 grams
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Synopsis

First published by UNC Press in 1972 Sugar and Slavespresents a vivid portrait of English life in the Caribbean more than three centuries ago Using a host of contemporary primary sources Richard Dunn traces the development of plantation slave society in the region He examines sugar production techniques the vicious character of the slave trade the problems of adapting English ways to the tropics and the appalling mortality rates for both blacks and whites that made these colonies the richest but in human terms the least successful in English America