A Study on the Historiography of the British West Indies to the End of the Nineteenth Century, Issue 186Study based on the printed histories available in the libraries of the University College of the West Indies and of the Institute of Jamaica. |
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... representative system . Poyer may be described as a " conservative " writer in the more exact meaning of the term , since his standard of judgement was based upon the need for securing stability of a system already in existence . He ...
... representative system . Poyer may be described as a " conservative " writer in the more exact meaning of the term , since his standard of judgement was based upon the need for securing stability of a system already in existence . He ...
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... representative system in the West Indies . Woodcock's general opinion of the laws of Tobago was that they were " more crude and insensible than those of any civilised country with which I am acquainted . " 585 In particular , he ...
... representative system in the West Indies . Woodcock's general opinion of the laws of Tobago was that they were " more crude and insensible than those of any civilised country with which I am acquainted . " 585 In particular , he ...
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... representative system . In a memorable passage , he wrote : " The British West Indies enjoyed representative institutions , but the colonial assemblies consisted of slave - owners ; consequently the slaves lived under an exclusive ...
... representative system . In a memorable passage , he wrote : " The British West Indies enjoyed representative institutions , but the colonial assemblies consisted of slave - owners ; consequently the slaves lived under an exclusive ...
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