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The hazards of slavery
Author(s) -
Smith Simon,
Forster Martin
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
significance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1740-9713
pISSN - 1740-9705
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-9713.2011.00526.x
Subject(s) - unintended consequences , history , genealogy , economic history , political science , law
Abolition of the transatlantic slave trade was a landmark in British imperial history. But did it have unintended consequences for slaves in the Caribbean? Using a unique data set from a Jamaican plantation, Simon Smith and Martin Forster investigate.