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Slavery and the Enlightenment in the British Atlantic, 1750-1807 / Justin Roberts, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roberts, Justin, 1975-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Slavery--Colonies--Great Britain--History--18th century.
- Slavery.
- Slavery--Colonies.
- Enlightenment.
- Colonies.
- History.
- Great Britain.
- Slavery--Atlantic Ocean Region--History--18th century.
- Enslaved persons--Colonies--Great Britain--History--18th century.
- Enslaved persons.
- Enslaved persons--Colonies.
- Enlightenment--Colonies--Great Britain.
- Atlantic Ocean Region.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
- Contents:
- Clock work: time, quantification, amelioration and the enlightenment
- Sunup to sudown: agricultural diversity and seasonal patterns of work
- Lockstep and line: gang work and the division of labor
- Negotiating sickness: health, work and seasonality
- Labor and industry: skilled and unskilled work
- Working lives: occupations and families in the slave community.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781107025851
- 1107025850
- OCLC:
- 820450666
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