West Indian Slavery and British Abolition, 1783-1807 Book

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1 Producing a Peculiar Commodity 1

2 The Atlantic Economy's Political and Economic Power 19

3 Jamaican Planters and the London West India Interest 40

4 The Production and Distribution of Jamaican Muscovado 83

5 Duties, Drawbacks, and the Uncommitted Mercantilists 101

6 The Management of Slaves in Jamaica 133

7 Abolition and Colonial Reform 157

8 Anti-abolition and Colonial Rights: The Defense of the Slave Trade 186

9 The Business Paradox of Rising Productivity and Collapsing Profitability 216

10 Rapid Decline and Abolition 254

11 Conclusion 271

Appendix A Estimated Weights, Measures, and Prices 281

Appendix B Population Estimates Revisited 299

Bibliography 303

Index 321