Slavery, Freedom and Gender: The Dynamics of Caribbean SocietyBrian L. Moore, B. W. Higman This book is a collection of essays by several distinguished scholars which began as a series of lectures sponsored by the Department of History at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, to honour internationally recognized Caribbean historian Elsa Goveia. The collection consists of 13 lectures delivered between 1987 to 1998. The book is divided into two broad sections: In Slavery and Freedom, which features critical research on slavery and post-emancipation society, and Gender Paradigms. It will be particularly engaging to readers interested in Caribbean history, social history and gender studies. |
Contents
Chapter | 7 |
Chapter 4 | 67 |
Chapter 8 | 161 |
Gender Paradigms in the Social | 197 |
Autobiographies Diaries | 232 |
Epilogue | 274 |
Contributors | 295 |
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