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 Government

By:

Edward Long

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition

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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 1 gives an overview of British colonial government in Jamaica, a history of the island's initial colonisation by Spain, and an account of the economy, including population and export figures and details of prices paid for slaves during the eighteenth century. This important 1774 book provides fascinating insights into eighteenth-century colonial Jamaica and the ideology of its commercial and administrative elite.

Release date NZ

October 31st, 2010

Author

Edward Long

Audience

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Illustrations

Worked examples or Exercises

Pages

654

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition

Dimensions

170x244x33

ISBN-13

9781108016445

Product ID

6790170

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