Slaves achieved a degree of economic independence, producing food, tending cash crops, raising livestock, manufacturing furnished goods, marketing their own products, consuming and saving the proceeds and bequeathing property to their descendants. The editors of this volume contend that the legacy of slavery cannot be understood without a full appreciation of the slaves' economy.
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The editors of this volume contend that the legacy of slavery cannot be understood without a full appreciation of the slaves' economy.
The Slaves Economy can be recommended as a vade mecum to current work on the internal economy of slaves in the North Atlantic World." The Historical Association

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ISBN
9780714641720
Published
1995-03-01
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight
410 gr
Height
216 mm
Width
138 mm
Age
U, G, 05, 01
Language
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Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
220