Bahamas from Slavery to Servitude, 1783-1933 |
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Author:
| Johnson, Howard |
ISBN: | 978-0-8130-1494-4 |
Publication Date: | Feb 1997 |
Publisher: | University Press of Florida
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $90.75AUD $78.00 |
Book Description:
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An examination of the last phase of slavery in the Bahamas as one element in the foundation of later, and perhaps more exploitative, labour systems. Johnson suggests the people of the Bahamas often exerted more autonomy and power as slaves than as ""free"" people.
An examination of the last phase of slavery in the Bahamas as one element in the foundation of later, and perhaps more exploitative, labour systems. Johnson suggests the people of the Bahamas often exerted more autonomy and power as slaves than as ""free"" people.