UID:
edocfu_9960117429102883
Format:
1 online resource (vi, 628 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
0-511-71124-7
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. History
Content:
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. 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 18th century. This important 1774 book provides fascinating insights into 18th-century colonial Jamaica and the ideology of its commercial and administrative elite.
Note:
Also issued in print: 2010.
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Originally published: London: T. Lowndes, 1774.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-108-01644-8
Language:
English
