Mastery, Tyranny, And Desire: Thomas Thistlewood And His Slaves In The Anglojamaican World,New Kertes Weaver And The Limitations Of Traditional

And The Limitations Of Traditional Historical Narratives

Cosmopolitan Traveler'S Constantinople To Record The History Of What Was At Once An Imperial Capital

Engaging Artwork And Tony Mitton'S Simple

The Bold Drama Of Job And The Proverbial Wisdom Of Israel All Offer Their Textures To This Great Body Of Biblical Literature

Mastery, Tyranny, And Desire: Thomas Thistlewood And His Slaves In The Anglojamaican World,New Kertes Weaver And The Limitations Of TraditionalEighteenthcentury Jamaica, Britain'S Largest And Most Valuable Slaveowning Colony, Relied On A Brutal System Of Slave Management To Maintain Its Tenuous Social Order. Trevor Burnard Provides Unparalleled Insight Into Jamaica'S Vibrant But Harsh African And European Cultures With A Comprehensive Examination Of The Extraordinary Diary Of Plantation Owner Thomas Thistlewood. Thistlewood'S Diary, Kept Over The Course Of Forty Years, Describes In Graphic