Negotiating Relief and Freedom: Responses to Disaster in the British Caribbean, 1812-1907

This book investigates both short- and long-term responses to disaster in the British Caribbean. It is the first to examine the informal negotiations that took place on the ground between the colonial authorities and the African-Caribbean population, and the formal negotiations undertaken by colonies as they sought financial aid from Parliament.

Oscar Webber has been previously temporarily employed at the University of Leeds, The London School of Economics and has held a research fellowship at the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of London