The cultural politics of sugar : Caribbean slavery and narratives of colonialism /

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Keith Sandiford's study examines the importance of sugar as a central metaphor in the work of six influential authors of the colonial West Indies. Sugar, he argues, became a focus for cultural desires as well as a hard fact of the Caribbean's political economy. Sandiford defines this metap...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sandiford, Keith Albert, 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Temas:
Ligon, Richard. > True & exact history of the island of Barbados.
Rochefort, Charles de, > 1605-1683. > Histoire naturelle et morale des iles Antilles de l'Amerique.
Grainger, James, > 1721?-1766. Essay on the more common West-India diseases and the remedies which that country itself produces.
Schaw, Janet, > approximately 1731-approximately 1801. > Journal of a lady of quality.
Beckford, William, > -1799. > Descriptive account of the island of Jamaica.
Lewis, M. G. > (Matthew Gregory), > 1775-1818. > Journal of a West India proprietor.
Rochefort, Charles de, > 1605-1683. > Histoire naturelle et morale des iles Antilles de l'Amérique.
Grainger, James, > 1721?-1766. > Essay on the more common West-India diseases and the remedies which that country itself produces.
Schaw, Janet, ca. 1731-ca. 1801. > Journal of a lady of quality.
Beckford, William, > m. 1799. > Descriptive account of the island of Jamaica.
Histoire naturelle et morale des iles Antilles de l'Amerique (Rochefort, Charles de)
Journal of a West India proprietor (Lewis, M. G.)
True & exact history of the island of Barbados (Ligon, Richard)
Sugar trade > Political aspects > West Indies > Historiography.
Slavery > West Indies > Historiography.
Sucre > Industrie > Aspect politique > Antilles > Historiographie.
Esclavage > Antilles > Historiographie.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Colonial influence > Historiography
Slavery > Historiography
West Indies > Colonial influence > Historiography.
Antilles > Influence coloniale > Historiographie.
West Indies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Half-title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • CHAPTER 1 Ligon: 'sweete negotiation'
  • CHAPTER 2 Rochefort: French collusions to negotiate
  • CHAPTER 3 Grainger: creolizing the muse
  • CHAPTER 4 Schaw: a 'saccharocracy' of virtue
  • CHAPTER 5 Beckford: the aesthetics of negotiation
  • CHAPTER 6 Lewis: personalizing the 'negotium'
  • Postscript and prospect
  • Notes
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1 LIGON: 'SWEETE NEGOTIATION'
  • 2 ROCHEFORT: FRENCH COLLUSIONS TO NEGOTIATE
  • 3 GRAINGER: CREOLIZING THE MUSE
  • 4 SCHAW: A 'SACCHAROCRACY' OF VIRTUE5 BECKFORD: THE AESTHETICS OF NEGOTIATION
  • 6 LEWIS: PERSONALIZING THE NEGOTIUM
  • POSTSCRIPT AND PROSPECT
  • Select bibliography
  • Index

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