The Press University of the West Indies 1A Aqueduct Flats Mona Kingston 7 Jamaica © 1998 by Mary Turner All rights reserved. First edition 1982 Printed in the USA ISBN 976-640-045-8 02 01 00 99 98 5 4 3 2 1 CATALOGUING IN PUBLICATION DATA Turner, Mary, 1931- Slaves and missionaries: the disintegration of Jamaican slave society 1787-1834 / Mary Turner p. cm. Previously published: Urbana, Il.: University of Illinois Press, 1982 Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 976-640-045-8
1. Slavery -- Jamaica. 2. Missionaries -- Jamaica -- History. 3. Slavery and the church. 4. Church and race relations -- Jamaica -- History. I. Title. HT1096.T87 1998 305.5'67'097292 Cover photograph: "The Attack of the Rebels on Montpelier Old Works Estate" ( 29 December 1831), drawn by Duperly ( 1833). Courtesy of the National Library of Jamaica The maps in this volume are based on original work prepared by Damien Parsons Cover design by Prodesign Ltd., Red Gal Ring, Kingston -ii- |