A Narrative of Events, since the First of August, 1834, by James Williams, an Apprenticed Labourer in Jamaica - Latin America Otherwise - James Williams - Books - Duke University Press - 9780822326588 - July 23, 2001
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James Williams
A Narrative of Events, since the First of August, 1834, by James Williams, an Apprenticed Labourer in Jamaica - Latin America Otherwise Annotated edition

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Describing the hard working conditions on plantations and the harsh treatment of apprentices unjustly incarcerated, this book argues that apprenticeship actually worsened the conditions of Jamaican ex-slaves: former owners, no longer legally permitted to directly punish their workers, used Jamaican legal system as a punitive lever against them.

208 pages, 5 b&w photos, 2 maps, 7 figures

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released July 23, 2001
ISBN13 9780822326588
Publishers Duke University Press
Pages 208
Dimensions 150 × 240 × 20 mm   ·   476 g
Language English  
Editor Paton, Diana

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