The Reaper’s Garden: Death and Power in the World of Atlantic Slavery - Vincent Brown - Books - Harvard University Press - 9780674057128 - September 1, 2010
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The Reaper’s Garden: Death and Power in the World of Atlantic Slavery


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What did people make of death in the world of Atlantic slavery? Brown asks this question about Jamaica. 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.


368 pages, 18 halftones, 4 maps, 2 graphs

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released September 1, 2010
ISBN13 9780674057128
Publishers Harvard University Press
Pages 368
Dimensions 154 × 235 × 23 mm   ·   578 g
Language English  

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