British Guiana: The Land of Six PeoplesH.M. Stationery Office, 1957 - Broj stranica: 235 |
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Stranica 11
... slaves , who normally had no common African lan- guage amongst themselves and so were forced to learn a primi- tive English . New slaves learnt talkie - talkie from the old ones and missionaries read them the Bible , whose cadences they ...
... slaves , who normally had no common African lan- guage amongst themselves and so were forced to learn a primi- tive English . New slaves learnt talkie - talkie from the old ones and missionaries read them the Bible , whose cadences they ...
Stranica 15
... slavery , has a subconscious antagonism to most forms of work connected with the land and his ideal is to find ... slave . It is a psychological problem of very great importance to the prosperity of the Colony and I shall return to it in ...
... slavery , has a subconscious antagonism to most forms of work connected with the land and his ideal is to find ... slave . It is a psychological problem of very great importance to the prosperity of the Colony and I shall return to it in ...
Stranica 32
... and with foresight it was given the right to take slaves from Africa in order to supply cheap labour for its future American possessions . It was this aware- ness of the necessity to import such labour which assured 32 BRITISH GUIANA.
... and with foresight it was given the right to take slaves from Africa in order to supply cheap labour for its future American possessions . It was this aware- ness of the necessity to import such labour which assured 32 BRITISH GUIANA.
Stranica 33
... the name retain the prefix- Dissequebe , Dessekeebe , etc. But im Thurn points out that the Carib name for the river is Scapi or Esscapi . a new company was formed and African slaves arrived in 3 33 A CHAPTER OF HISTORY.
... the name retain the prefix- Dissequebe , Dessekeebe , etc. But im Thurn points out that the Carib name for the river is Scapi or Esscapi . a new company was formed and African slaves arrived in 3 33 A CHAPTER OF HISTORY.
Stranica 34
... slaves , whom they graded from the robust pièces d'India to the weakling macroens . After 1713 the Dutch realized that the sandy soil on which they had settled was becoming exhausted by over - cultivation , and the years that followed ...
... slaves , whom they graded from the robust pièces d'India to the weakling macroens . After 1713 the Dutch realized that the sandy soil on which they had settled was becoming exhausted by over - cultivation , and the years that followed ...
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