ePub Nationalizing Empires (Historical Studies in Eastern Europe and Eurasia) by Alexei Miller; Stefan Berger in History

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Aalyses the important but neglected role of the attorneys who managed estates; chiefly for absentee proprietors; and assesses their efficiency and impact on Jamaica during slavery and freedom. This work charts both the extent of absentee ownership and the complex structure of the managerial hierarchy that stretched across the Atlantic.