Plantation Jamaica, 1750-1850
Subtitle: capital and control in a colonial economy
By: B.W. Higman.
Publisher: University of the West Indies Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Kingston, Jamaica
Language: eng
Number of pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9789766402099
Subjects: Plantations -- Jamaica -- History -- 18th century.; Plantations -- Jamaica -- History -- 19th century.; Plantations -- Jamaica -- Management.; Plantation owners -- Jamaica -- Economic conditions.; Montpelier Plantation (Jamaica); Golden Grove Estate (Jamaica)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Planters and proprietors; title: Part 1: Managers; title: Managerial hierarchies; title: Planting attorneys; title: Keeping accounts; title: Communicating; title: Part 2: Managing; title: Two attorneys; title: Managing Golden Grove, 1765-1775; title: Managing Montpelier, 1839-1843; title: Honour among thieves.