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Shepherd, Verene A.

Livestock, sugar and slavery : contested terrain in colonial Jamaica / Verene A. Shepherd. - Kingston, Jamaica Miami : Ian Randle Publishers, c2009. - xl, 279 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. - Forgotten histories of the Caribbean . - Forgotten histories of the Caribbean. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-274) and index.

Raising livestock in the pre-plantation era -- The interplay of livestock and cane : contests over land for commodity production -- Trade and exchange : contesting the classic plantationist trading arrangement -- The pen-keepers : emergence, demographic profile and economic status -- The pen-keepers : socio-political status, ideology, relationships and the 'ranking game' -- The enslaved on pens : demographic profile and work culture -- Contesting slavery : negotiations for freedom in a slave system -- Post-slavery adjustments.

ISBN: 9789766372569 (pbk.) 9789766374037 (hbk.)

LCCN: 2010500705

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Animal industry--History.--Jamaica
Sugarcane industry--History.--Jamaica
Land use--History.--Jamaica
Slavery--History.--Jamaica
Slaves--Emancipation--Jamaica.

LC Class. No.: HD9424.J252 / S53 2009

National Agricultural Library Call No.: HT1096 / .S54 2009