Caribbean Slave Society and Economy: A Student Reader

by Hilary Beckles, Verene Shepherd

Overview

Because the institution of slavery has exerted such momentous force in shaping the socioeconomic and political history of the Caribbean, much of the region's historical writing has focused on slavery. Caribbean Slave Society and Economy brings together into one volume the main themes of the recent research on slavery, and explores the patterns and forms of socioeconomic life and activity that molded the region's heterogeneous slave societies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781565840867
Publisher:	New Press, The
Publication date:	08/01/1993
Pages:	496
Product dimensions:	6.78(w) x 9.21(h) x 1.31(d)

About the Author

Hilary Beckles is Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. He is the author of more than ten books and is on the editorial board of several academic journals, including the Journal of Caribbean History.