Explores the social composition of the Jamaican slaveholding class during the era of the British campaign to end slavery; looking at their efforts to maintain control over local society and considering how their economic; cultural and military dependency on the colonial metropole meant that they were unable to avert the ending of British slavery.
#937947 in Books 2014-01-07 2014-01-07Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 .37 x .4 x 6.41l; .95 #File Name: 1137278536256 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Well written and easy to readBy Joker65A very interesting interpretation of how the world might have looked if WW1 had not occurred when and how it did. Very thought provoking. Well written and easy to read.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Very interesting. Could have been about 2/3 as long ...By THOMAS WILUSZVery interesting. Could have been about 2/3 as long; since the author starts repeating himself at the end. Still; I thought 2/3 of the book was well worth the price of admission.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. " It's not bad; it's just a bit drier and less entertaining ...By Michael DeTrevilleBook is kinda "meh." It's not bad; it's just a bit drier and less entertaining than I had hoped for.
