Jr. 1982. "A General Equilibrium Model of the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic Slave Trade: A Least-Likely Test for the Caribbean School." In Research in Economic History, Vol. 7, edited by Paul Uselding, ...
Many people believe that slavery in Latin America was a benevolent institution. Several scholars and students think that slave owners freed their slaves out of pure generosity, embracing the idea that ...
But when colonialism brought slavery to the Caribbean, everything changed ... exporting profitable cash crops through the ...
The slave trade had long-lasting negative effects on the islands of the Caribbean. The indigenous ... of sugar would have a huge impact on its economy. For example, in Barbados, 93% of exports ...
Long before colonialism brought slavery to the Caribbean, the native islanders ... in the 1600s focused on exploitative ...
Echoing this perspective, Martinican sociologist Malcom Ferdinand observed in 2022 that the ongoing economic struggles in the French Caribbean “are not only linked to the colonial, slave-making ...
slavery, smuggling, privateering, and marronage, he offers a new account of the age of revolutions in the Caribbean, emphasizing the border-crossing nature of life in the region. By approaching major ...
An 18th century foot stock used to constrain slaves on display as part ... from AU member states and the Caribbean Community political and economic union (CARICOM). "This is a historic moment ...
DAVID OLUSOGA:'By the mid-18th Century, as slave owners in the Caribbean became increasingly wealthy from their sugar plantations, they started to return home, bringing with them their fortunes.