Plantation coffee in Jamaica, 1790-1848 / Kathleen E.A. Monteith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Monteith, Kathleen E. A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coffee industry--Jamaica--History--18th century.

Coffee industry.

Coffee industry--Jamaica--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Kingston, Jamaica : The University of the West Indies Press, [2019]

Summary:

Comprehensive history of the Jamaican coffee industry, covering a period of rapid expansion and decline.

Contents:

Intro

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

List of Figures

List of Plates

List of Tables

Preface and Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Parish Distribution and Size of Properties

2. The Coffee Planters

3. Planting and Processing

4. Labour Management, Work Regimen and Resistance

5. Profitability and Decline

6. Emancipation and Labour

Conclusion: Jamaican Coffee in the Age of Global Transformation

APPENDICES

Appendix 1. Parish Distribution of Coffee-Producing Properties in Jamaica, 1799 and 1836

Appendix 2. Frequency Acreage of Coffee Properties, 1832

Appendix 3. Frequency Number of Enslaved Workers on Coffee Properties, 1818 and 1832

Appendix 4. Enslaved Females Assigned to Field Work on Maryland Plantation, St Andrew, 1818

Appendix 5. Abandoned Coffee Plantations, 1832-1848

Appendix 6. Coffee Plantations in Production in Jamaica, 1899

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789766407285

9766407282

OCLC:

1393306131