Slavery and the politics of place : representing the Colonial Caribbean, 1770-1833

Summary: Analyzes representations of the places of British slavery - Africa, the Caribbean, and Britain - in writings by planters, slaves and travellers.

Record details

ISBN: 9781316147337
ISBN: 9781107438163
ISBN: 9781107079342
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ISBN: 1107079349
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ISBN: 9781316150368
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ISBN: 9781316147061
ISBN: 9781139941617
ISBN: 9781107438163
ISBN: 1316150623
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ISBN: 1316150100
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Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 262 pages) : illustrations.
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Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString.july.23 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-256) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: Captive spaces -- 1. The planter picturesque -- 2. Stedman's tropics: The mercenary as naturalist -- 3. Colonial history and Atlantic geography -- 4. Equiano's politics of place: From roots to routes -- 5. At home with the "blackies": Janet Schaw and Maria Nugent -- 6. A long way from home: Slavery, travel, and imperial geography in The History of Mary Prince -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Language Note:	English.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.