West Indies, Before and Since Slave Emancipation - Comprising the Windward and Leeward Islands'' Military Command

Klappentext A detailed description of the society and culture of Barbados and other Caribbean Islands, first published in 1854. Zusammenfassung John Davy (1790–1868) was an English army doctor who was appointed Inspector General of Army Hospitals. This volume, first published in 1854, describes the culture and society of Barbados and other Caribbean Islands and provides valuable descriptions of the social conditions which existed after the Emancipation Act. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introductory; 2. Barbados - its relative importance; 3. Barbados - population of Barbados; 4. Barbados - West India colonies essentially agricultural; 5. St. Vincent; 6. The Grenadines; 7. Grenada; 8. Tobago; 9. St. Lucia; 10. Trinidad; 11. British Guiana; 12. Antigua; 13. Montserrat; 14. St. Christopher's; 15. Nevis; 16. Dominica; 17. West Indian towns; 18. Concluding.

Product details

• Authors: John Davy, Davy John
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2010
• EAN: 9781108020732
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02073-2
• No. of pages: 580
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General, c 1500 onwards to present day, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History and Archaeology