From Africa to Jamaica : the making of an Atlantic slave society, 1775-1807 / Audra A. Diptee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Diptee, Audra.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Black people--Jamaica--History--18th century.

Black people.

Slave trade--Jamaica--History--18th century.

Slave trade.

Slavery--Jamaica--History.

Slavery.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2010.

Summary:

Rich with historical sketches of the life and experiences of slaves in Africa, on slave ships, and in Jamaica, this volume illustrates the way enslaved Africans lived and helped to shape Jamaican society in the three decades before British abolition of the slave trade. Audra Diptee's in-depth investigations reveal unexpected insights into the demographics of those captured in Africa and legally transported on British slave ships. For example, there is a commonly held belief that slave traders had a preference for adult males. In fact, the practicalities of slave raiding meant that wom

Contents:

Introduction

The Atlantic crucible

"Provided they arrive in health"

"We took man, woman, and child"

The Atlantic crossing

African expectations, Jamaican realities.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8130-3841-3

0-8130-4299-2

OCLC:

811505315