Jamaica in Slavery and Freedom: History, Heritage and CultureKathleen E. A. Monteith, Glen Richards University of the West Indies Press, 2002 - 391 pagine "Jamaica's rich history has been the subject of many books, articles and papers. This collection of eighteen original essays considers aspects of Jamaican history not covered in more general histories of the island, and illluminates more recent developments in Jamaican and West Indian history." "Unique in its interdisciplinary approach, the collection emphasizes the relevance of history to everyday life and the development of a national identity, culture and economy. The essays are organized in three sections: Historiography and Sources; Society, Culture and Heritage; and Economy, Labour and Politics, with contributions from scholars in the Departments of History, Literatures in English and Political Sciences and from the Main Library, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica." -- Book Jacket. |
Sommario
Some Primary Sources for the Study | 3 |
CHAPTER | 5 |
Stories and Histories in LateSeventeenth | 25 |
Copyright | |
15 sezioni non visualizzate
Altre edizioni - Visualizza tutto
Jamaica in Slavery and Freedom: History, Heritage and Culture Kathleen E. A. Monteith,Glen Richards Anteprima limitata - 2002 |
Jamaica in Slavery and Freedom: History, Heritage and Culture Kathleen E. A. Monteith,Glen Richards Visualizzazione estratti - 2002 |
Jamaica in Slavery and Freedom: History, Heritage and Culture Kathleen E. A. Monteith,Glen Richards Visualizzazione estratti - 2002 |
Parole e frasi comuni
Accounts activities African America associated British British West Indies Caribbean cent century changes Christmas coffee collection Colonial coloured continued creole cultural Daily Gleaner David December documents dominated early economic Edward eighteenth emancipation engines English established estates force Green Hall History House immigration important increased industry institutions island Item Jamaica January John Journal Kingston labour land land settlement late Letter Library living London major manuscript material meaning merchants Museum nature Negro nineteenth noted Office organized parish particular period persons plantation planters political population Port practices presented problems properties records relating remained Royal settlers slavery slaves social Society sources Spanish spirit stories sugar Thomas tion Town trade tradition University Press urban UWIL villages Watt West Indian West Indies William Beeston World