The Bahamas from Slavery to Servitude, 1783-1933

by Howard Johnson

Book Overview

"A significant contribution to the history of the Caribbean and to the comparative study of slavery and transitions to free labor systems."--O. Nigel Bolland, Colgate University "An extended and comprehensive history of the Bahamas. . . . Shifts the focus of interest from the islands' elites to the common people . . . with special reference to the black population which has hitherto been largely ignored in historical writing."--Richard B. Sheridan,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813018587
• ISBN13: 9780813018584
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"