Kenny, Gale L., 1979-

Contentious liberties American abolitionists in post-emancipation Jamaica, 1834-1866 / [electronic resource] : Gale L. Kenny. - Athens : University of Georgia Press, c2010. - xi, 257 p. - Race in the Atlantic world, 1700-1900 . - Race in the Atlantic world, 1700-1900. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Revivals, antislavery, and Christian liberty -- Slavery and freedom in Jamaica -- Religion and the civilizing mission -- From spiritual liberty to sexual license -- Cultivating land, cultivating families -- Civilizing domesticity -- Revival, rebellions, and colonial subordination.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780820341972 (electronic bk.)




Antislavery movements--History--Jamaica--19th century.
Antislavery movements--History--United States--19th century.
Abolitionists--History--United States--19th century.
Liberty--History--19th century.


Jamaica--Social conditions.


Electronic books.

E449 / .K374 2010

972.92/04