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The Economics of Emancipation: Jamaica and Barbados, 1823-1843
The Economics of Emancipation Jamaica and Barbados 18231843
Author: Kathleen Mary Butler
The British Slavery Abolition Act of 1834 provided a grant of œ20 million to compensate the owners of West Indian slaves for the loss of their human 'property.' In this first comparative analysis of the impact of the award on the colonies, Mary Butler focuses on Jamaica and Barbados, two of Britain's premier sugar islands.The Economics o...  more » examines the effect of compensated emancipation on colonial credit, landownership, plantation land values, and the broader spheres of international trade and finance. Butler also brings the role and status of women as creditors and plantation owners into focus for the first time. Through her analysis of rarely used chancery court records, attorneys' letters, and compensation returns, Butler underscores the fragility of the colonial economies of Jamaica and Barbados, illustrates the changing relationship between planters and merchants, and offers new insights into the social and political history of the West Indies and Britain.
ISBN-13: 9780807845011
ISBN-10: 0807845019
Publication Date: 5/22/1995
Pages: 216
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Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Book Type: Paperback
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