Mastery, Tyranny, and Desire: Thomas Thistlewood and His Slaves in the Anglo-Jamaican World
Trevor Burnard
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Description for Mastery, Tyranny, and Desire: Thomas Thistlewood and His Slaves in the Anglo-Jamaican World
Paperback. Eighteenth-century Jamaica, Britain's largest and most valuable slave-owning colony, relied on a brutal system of slave management to maintain its social order. Trevor Burnard provides unparalleled insight into Jamaica's vibrant but harsh African and European cultures with a comprehensive examination of the diary of plantation owner Thistlewood. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 illustrations, 3 tables, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 3JF; BGH; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
ISBN
9780807855256
SKU
V9780807855256
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99-1
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