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Land tenure in the free villages of Trelawny, Jamaica: A case study in the Caribbean peasant response to emancipation
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In this paper, a case study of land tenure in the free villages of Trelawny, Jamaica is presented, focusing on the response of the Caribbean peasant response to emancipation.Abstract:
(1984). Land tenure in the free villages of Trelawny, Jamaica: A case study in the Caribbean peasant response to emancipation. Slavery & Abolition: Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 3-23.read more
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The Caribbean Region: An Open Frontier in Anthropological Theory
TL;DR: The encounter between anthropological theory and any region of the globe says as much about anthropology as it does about that region as mentioned in this paper. And this is the case in the case of the Caribbean.
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Une petite guinée: Provision ground and plantation in martinique, 1830–1848
TL;DR: In this paper, Une petite guinee: Provision ground and plantation in martinique, 1830-1848, 1848, is described, along with a detailed account of the slaves' economy.
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Identités raciales et production du politique : la construction d'Haïti en tant que problème public dans l'imaginaire social caribéen : études comparées sur la Jamaique et la Guadeloupe
TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose a comparative analysis of Haiti and Guadeloupe in terms of the construction of Haiti's infrastructure and its socio-raciaux antagonism.
The Archaeology of Enslavement in Plantation Jamaica: A Study of Community Dynamics among The Enslaved People of Good Hope Estate, 1775-1838
TL;DR: This article explored the social dynamics and institutions created by enslaved people to negotiate their domestic circumstances through an archaeological investigation of three related sites in northern Jamaica, each site represents domestic spaces of enslaved people tied to Good Hope estate, a 2000-acre sugar plantation that operated from the mid 18th through the early 19th century.
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A Pilgrimage Home: Tombs, Burial and Belonging in Jamaica
TL;DR: In this article, a comparison of burial tombs in inalienable, "ancestral" family land as well as in churchyards and cemeteries was made. And the authors explored how the painted, polished or embellished cement structures mediate the relationship between people and land, a primary locus of identity in the Caribbean.
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Persistent Poverty; Underdevelopment in Plantation Economies of the Third World
TL;DR: In this article, a revised edition of a seminal work on the nature of underdevelopment is presented, which includes a new foreword and appendixes on the significance of plantations to Third World economies and the contribution that George Beckford made to Caribbean economic thought.
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Kinship and Marriage
TL;DR: In this article, it was shown that the qari and imu are superstructures which are supported by a sub-structure of consanguinity, and the rules governing the behaviour of kinsmen can best be discussed on the basis of kinship terminology.
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From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean 1492-1969
TL;DR: This landmark work, by the late Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, illuminates a profoundly important but neglected and misrepresented area of the world as mentioned in this paper, which is referred to as the island of Trinidad.