by ThomasC.Holt (Author)
A spirited and absorbing history of emancipation, oppression, and rebellion in the British empire. --C. Vann Woodward. Holt greatly extends and deepens our understanding of the emancipation experience when, for just over a century, the people of Jamaica struggled to achieve their own vision of freedom and autonomy against powerful conservative forces. --David Barry Gaspar.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 552
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 01 Nov 1991
ISBN 10: 0801842913
ISBN 13: 9780801842917
Book Overview: A spirited and absorbing history of emancipation, oppression, and rebellion in the British empire. -- C. Vann Woodward Holt greatly extends and deepens our understanding of the emancipation experience when, for just over a century, the people of Jamaica struggled to achieve their own vision of freedom and autonomy against powerful conservative forces. -- David Barry Gaspar A landmark study. -- Ira Berlin