PUNISHMENT, CRIME, AND THE BODIES OF SLAVES IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY JAMAICA.

Investigates the quotidian practices of the slave courts in Saint Andrew, Jamaica during the 18th century. Background on the city of Saint Andrew and its slave society; Crimes that involved slaves; Reasons of slaveholders for bringing their slaves to court; Punishments and their meaning.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Journal of Social History Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 923 - 955
Main Author:	Paton, Diana
Format:	Article
Published:	Oxford University Press / USA Summer2001
Subjects:	Courts Slavery Legal status of enslaved persons Jamaica Saint Andrew (Jamaica)
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	Investigates the quotidian practices of the slave courts in Saint Andrew, Jamaica during the 18th century. Background on the city of Saint Andrew and its slave society; Crimes that involved slaves; Reasons of slaveholders for bringing their slaves to court; Punishments and their meaning.