Buch, Englisch, 512 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 715 g
Buch, Englisch, 512 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 715 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition
ISBN: 978-1-108-02431-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Joseph Sturge (1793-1859) and his co-author, Thomas Harvey (1812-1884), were Quaker philanthropists concerned with the treatment of former slaves. Both men had reservations about the 'apprenticeship' system introduced by the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act, and between 1836 and 1837 they visited the West Indies to assess the usefulness of the system in action. Their book was first published in 1838, and a second, revised edition (reissued here) came out in the same year. It contains Sturge and Harvey's observations on the failures of apprenticeship. Organised by island and presented in the form of a diary, this detailed account of the lives and living conditions of former slaves illustrates the inherent flaws in the apprenticeship system. This volume proved very influential in the campaign to abolish the system, and provides valuable first-hand information on the contemporary social conditions in the West Indies, and attitudes to former slaves.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Preface; Preface to Second Edition; Voyage from Falmouth to Barbadoes; 1. Barbadoes; 2. Voyage to Antigua; 3. Antigua; 4. Results of emancipation in Antigua; 5. Montserrat; 6. Dominica; 7. Martinique; 8. St. Lucia; 9. Barbadoes; 10. Barbadoes - general remarks; 11. Jamaica - Kingston, St. Andrew's, and St. Catherine's; 12. Jamaica - St. Thomas' in the Vale, St. Ann's, Trelawney, and St. James's; 13. Jamaica - Hanover, Westminster, and St. Elizabeth; 14. Jamaica - Manchester, Clarendon, Spanish Town, and Kingston; 15. St. David's, and St. Thomas' in the East - Journal of William Lloyd and Thomas Harvey; 16. Jamaica - Kingston, Port Royal, and St. Thomas' in the Vale; 17. Results of the apprenticeship in Jamaica; 18. Conclusion; Appendix; Antigua; Dominica; Martinique; Barbadoes; Jamaica; Postscript.
