Publication

2010 - Harvard University Press

Language

English

Word Count

92,000 words, Guess

Page Count

368 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780674058941
  • ISBN-100674058941
  • Better World Books9780674058941
  • Open LibraryOL29593705M

Classifications

  • LCCHQ1073

Description

What did people make of death in the world of Atlantic slavery? In The Reaper’s Garden, Vincent Brown asks this question about Jamaica, the staggeringly profitable hub of the British Empire in America—and a human catastrophe. Popularly known as the grave of the Europeans, it was just as deadly for Africans and their descendants. Yet among the survivors, the dead remained both a vital presence and a social force.

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Other Editions

  • Reaper's GardenHarvard University Press2010

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