The Paradox of Abolition: Sugar Production and Slave Demography in Danish St. Croix, 1792–1804

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The Paradox of Abolition : Sugar Production and Slave Demography in Danish St. Croix, 1792–1804. / Roberts, Justin ; Morgan, Philip D. ; Christensen, Rasmus.

I: Journal of Interdisciplinary History, Bind 54, Nr. 4, 2024, s. 453–476.

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Roberts, J, Morgan, PD & Christensen, R 2024, 'The Paradox of Abolition: Sugar Production and Slave Demography in Danish St. Croix, 1792–1804', Journal of Interdisciplinary History, bind 54, nr. 4, s. 453–476. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1162/jinh_a_02006

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Roberts, J., Morgan, P. D., & Christensen, R. (2024). The Paradox of Abolition: Sugar Production and Slave Demography in Danish St. Croix, 1792–1804. Journal of Interdisciplinary History, 54(4), 453–476. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1162/jinh_a_02006

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Roberts J, Morgan PD, Christensen R. The Paradox of Abolition: Sugar Production and Slave Demography in Danish St. Croix, 1792–1804. Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 2024;54(4):453–476. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1162/jinh_a_02006

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Roberts, Justin ; Morgan, Philip D. ; Christensen, Rasmus. / The Paradox of Abolition : Sugar Production and Slave Demography in Danish St. Croix, 1792–1804. I: Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 2024 ; Bind 54, Nr. 4. s. 453–476.

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