Unprofitable Servants: Crown Slaves in Berbice, Guyana, 1803-1831
by Alvin O. Thompson
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Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, November 2002. Trade Paperback. Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Light shelf and reading wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xiv + 338 pages.
A study of governmental slaves in Berbice from 1803 to 1831. The author illustrates that the imperial government arrived at the general abolition of slavery throughout its colonies in a rather ad hoc and piecemeal fashion. He also raises questions about the government's commitment to abolition.
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- Title
- Unprofitable Servants: Crown Slaves in Berbice, Guyana, 1803-1831
- Author
- Alvin O. Thompson
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 9766401209
- ISBN 13
- 9789766401207
- Publisher
- University of the West Indie
- Place of Publication
- Kingston, Jamaica
- Date Published
- November 2002
- Pages
- xiv + 338
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- history, slavery, slaves, Berbice, British Guiana, Guiana, Guyana
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- Politics & Government; History; Economics; Britain; Caribbean; Guyana;
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