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The history of Jamaica or, General survey of the antient and modern state of the island: with reflections on its situation settlements, inhabitants, c

The history of Jamaica or, General survey of the antient and modern state of the island: with reflections on its situation settlements, inhabitants, c

Long, Edward

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ISBN10: 9353709741
ISBN13: 9789353709747
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 1 2019
Pages: 606
Weight: 3.05
Height: 1.22 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
See Jamaica as an eighteenth-century writer saw it. An island at empire's edge. Volume II of Edward Long's The History of Jamaica is a colonial history volume with the sweep of a historical survey treatise: settlements and social life, climate and products, commerce and law, and the machinery of Caribbean colonial government. Written from within the British West Indies, it shows how 18th century Jamaica was explained, defended, and administered, while tracing the forces that drove the Jamaica plantation economy and the wider British Empire. Long moves from parish-level observation to imperial policy, setting everyday practice beside official principle. As an 18th century history book and enduring Caribbean history reference, this work matters for what it records and for what it reveals about its age. It is a key witness to Atlantic slave trade history and to the assumptions that underpinned governance, property, and power in a slave society. You will encounter discussions of land, labour, taxation, security, and trade, and the language used to justify them. Researchers in British empire studies will value it as a primary source edition; general readers will find a vivid, systematic portrait of 18th century Jamaica, its contradictions and contested realities. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure. This facsimile reprint volume is ideal for classic-literature collectors, Caribbean heritage libraries, and anyone building a serious shelf of colonial-era sources from the period.

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