Sweet Liberty: The Final Days of Slavery in Martinique
(Part of the Early American Studies Series)
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From its founding, Martinique played an integral role in France's Atlantic empire. Established in the mid-seventeenth century as a colonial outpost against Spanish and English dominance in the Caribbean, the island was transformed by the increase in European demand for sugar, coffee, and indigo. Like other colonial subjects, Martinicans met the labor needs of cash-crop cultivation by establishing plantations worked by enslaved Africans and by adopting...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:081222227X
ISBN13:9780812222272
Release Date:September 2012
Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press
Length:312 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
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