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Slavery, capitalism, incorporation and the Close Harbour Company of Jamaica, circa 1800

Aaron GrahamDepartment of History, University College London, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 705-726 | Published online: 17 Apr 2019

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