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OverviewOriginally published in 1917, this book is an investigation of industrial and social conditions in the British West Indies in the effort to reach a better understandinf of the part those islands played in the growth and dissolution of the British empire, including chapters on white labor in the sugar islands, the slave trade, and foreign markets for British sugar. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Frank Wesley PitmanPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.644kg ISBN: 9780367142599ISBN 10: 0367142597 Pages: 538 Publication Date: 07 December 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. British West India Society in the Eighteenth Century. 2. White Labor in the Sugar Islands. 3. The Slave Trade. 4. Exclusion of Small Proprietors from Barbadoes and the Leeward Islands. 5. Exclusion of Small Proprietors from Jamaica. 6. Capital, Credit, and Currency. 7. Foreign Markets for British Sugar. 8. Agitation for Direct Trade between the West Indies and Europe. 9. International Trade between British North America and the Foreign West Indies, 1686-1730. 10. International Trade between British and Foreign Colonies in the West Indies, 1699-1730. 11. The Molasses Act, 1730-1733. 12. Illicit Commerce, 1733-1748. 13. Illicit Commerce, 1748-1763. 14. The Peace of Paris.ReviewsAuthor InformationFrank Wesley Pitman Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |