Orlando Patterson - The Sociology of Slavery

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2 Dedication Dedication For C. L. R. JAMES

3 Title Page The Sociology of Slavery Black Society in Jamaica, 1655–1838 With a new Introduction ORLANDO PATTERSON polity

4 Copyright Copyright © Orlando Patterson 1967, 2022 The right of Orlando Patterson to be identified as Author of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published in 1967 by MacGibbon & Kee Ltd This edition published in 2022 by Polity Press Polity Press 65 Bridge Street Cambridge CB2 1UR, UK Polity Press 101 Station Landing Suite 300 Medford, MA 02155, USA All rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purpose of criticism and review, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-5099-9 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Control Number: 2021951461 The publisher has used its best endeavours to ensure that the URLs for external websites referred to in this book are correct and active at the time of going to press. However, the publisher has no responsibility for the websites and can make no guarantee that a site will remain live or that the content is or will remain appropriate. Every effort has been made to trace all copyright holders, but if any have been overlooked the publisher will be pleased to include any necessary credits in any subsequent reprint or edition. For further information on Polity, visit our website: politybooks.com .

5 Introduction to the 2022 Edition: Life and Scholarship in the Shadow of Slavery

6 Preface

7 I The Masters: An Overall View of Slavery Section 1 The Development of Jamaica, 1655–1834 Section 2 Political Development and Structure Section 3 The White Society During Slavery Conclusion

8 II The Slave Plantation: Its Socio-Economic Structure Section 1 Description and Estimated Costs of the Plantation Works Section 2 The Personnel Section 3 Annual and Daily Cycle of Work

9 III The Treatment of the Slaves in Law and CustomIntroduction Section 1 The Legal Basis of Slavery Section 2 The Development of the Slave Laws Section 3 The Nature of the Laws in their Relation to the Actual Condition of the Slaves Conclusion

10 IV An Analysis of the Slave Population of Jamaica

11 V The Tribal Origins of the Jamaican Slaves Part 1 The Sources of the Slave Population Part 2 The Demand for Slaves in Jamaica

12 VI The Socialization and Personality Structure of the Slave Section 1 Creole and African Slaves Section 2 The Adjustment of the African Slave Section 3 The Socialization of the Creole Slave Section 4 Mating Patterns, Parent-Child Relations, Kinship, and the White Out-Group Section 5 An Analysis of ‘Quashee’

13 VII Social Institutions of the Slaves: 1 Witchcraft, Sorcery and Religion Part 1 Supernatural Beliefs and Practices of African Origin Part 2: Christianity and the Slaves

14 VIII Social Institutions of the Slaves: 2 Economy, Recreation and Control Section 1 The Economic Life of the Slaves Section 2: Internal Patterns of Control Section 3: The Recreational Patterns of the Slaves

15 IX The Mechanisms of Resistance to Slavery 260 Part I Passive Resistance Part II Violent Resistance

16 X The Cultural and Social Development of Jamaica: 1655–1865

17 Appendix 1: Stephen Fuller’s Account of the Number of Negroes imported and exported at Jamaica each year, 1702–1775

18 Appendix 2: Exports from Jamaica, 1768

19 Appendix 3: General Return from the Island of Jamaica, for Fifty-Three Years, ending 31st December 1836, abstracted from the Journals of the House Assembly

20 Appendix 4: Output, Income and Expenditure in 1832

21 Appendix 5: Manuscripts and Official Publications Consulted Official Publications Other Official Publications

22 Appendix 6: Europeans in West Africa; Seventeenth to Eighteenth Centuries

23 Appendix 7: Africa as known to Europeans in the Mid- Eighteenth Century

24 Plate Credits

25 Index

26 Plates

27 End User License Agreement

1 Cover

2 Table of Contents

3 Dedication

4 Title Page

5 Copyright

6 Introduction

7 Preface

8 Begin Reading

9 Appendix 1: Stephen Fuller’s Account of the Number of Negroes imported and exported at Jamaica each year, 1702–1775

10 Appendix 2: Exports from Jamaica, 1768

11 Appendix 3: General Return from the Island of Jamaica, for Fifty-Three Years, ending 31st December 1836, abstracted from the Journals of the House Assembly

12 Appendix 4: Output, Income and Expenditure in 1832

13 Appendix 5: Manuscripts and Official Publications Consulted

14 Appendix 6: Europeans in West Africa; Seventeenth to Eighteenth Centuries

15 Appendix 7: Africa as known to Europeans in the Mid- Eighteenth Century

16 Plate Credits

17 Index

18 Plates

19 End User License Agreement

1 Introduction 2 Figure 1Relative Percentages of Slaves Disembarked in Jamaica and North America Figure 2A Counterfactual Picture of Jamaican Genocide: Jamaican & North American Slavery C…

1 Introduction Table 0Number of Slaves Disembarked in Jamaica from Embarkation Regions of Africa, 1601…

2 Chapter 2 Table 1Output and Number of Negroes on Eleven Estates

3 Chapter 4 Table 1Slave Population of Jamaica, 1658–1795 Table 2Slave Population of Jamaica, 1800–1829 Table 3Estimate of Population Growth, Net Importation, and Rates of Natural Increase of… Table 4Increase, Decrease and Total Population of Slaves 1817–1829 Table 7Fertility Among a Sample of 77 Childbearing Slaves

4 Chapter 9 Table 1Slaves in the Work-Houses of Jamaica: 1794 & 1813

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