Norma Myers, Norma Myers

Reconstructing the Black Past (eBook, ePUB)

Blacks in Britain 1780-1830

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the character and composition of the black population of Britain between 1780 and 1830, previous studies of which have been hampered by a lack of demographic evidence. Drawing heavily from data collected from parish registers, contemporary newspapers and journals, parliamentary papers and the records of merchants involved in the slave trade, the author ventures beyond existing research to examine the age structure and sex ratios of the black population; family marriage patterns; and the occupations of black men and women.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. April 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136300318
• Artikelnr.: 38262634

Autorenporträt

Dr Norma Myers, Norma Myers

Inhaltsangabe

Race Relations - "A valuable contribution to the understanding of the
history of black people in Britain." International Review of Social History
- "Whereas most studies of the black population in Britain in the
eighteenth and nineteenth centuries have focused on intellectuals, this
study concentrates on the working class, which accounted for the vast
majority of black people in Britain in this period. Dr Myers examines, on
the basis of little used sources, the sex ratios, age structure, family
patterns and occupations of black men and women to give a more complete
historical impression of Britain"s black community." Black and Asian
Studies Association Newsletter - "Myers book is a useful introduction to
the literature and many of the hsitoriographical arguments ...The value of
her study lies in the fact that it provides useful and readable summaries
of the secondary literature and the incorporation of research based on
primary source material." Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History - "A
more accurate picture than any previous historian has achieved." London
Review of Books - "Until a thorough survey of all London parish records is
undertaken, Myers"s book will stand as the most reliable account of the
quotidian lives of London"s black community in the 18th century."
Immigrants and Minorities - "Myers" findings are a valuable contribution to
the history of Britain"s black population between 1780 and 1830