Tag Archives: Caribbean
Empire’s Crossroads
30/07/2014
The Caribbean is, and has been, a crossroads in human history. It has been a site of convergence – where people have met, fought, exploited one another, and created new cultures. The incorporation of Caribbean colonies into Western European economies created another sort of crossroads in world history, helping to prompt a ‘great divergence’ in which nations […]
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The Fall of the Planter Class
28/07/2014
This is the introduction to a special issue of the journal Atlantic Studies, about the fall of the planters. It argues that the difficulties faced by the planter class in the British West Indies from the 1780s were an early episode in a wider drama of decline for New World plantation economies. The American historian Lowell Ragatz […]
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Gluttony, Excess, and the Fall of the Planter Class
28/07/2014
Food and rituals around eating are a fundamental part of human existence. They can also be heavily politicized and socially significant. In the British Caribbean, white slaveholders were renowned for their hospitality towards one another and towards white visitors. This was no simple quirk of local character. Hospitality and sociability played a crucial role in […]
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Call for Papers
28/07/2014
The ACH is pleased to receive paper and panel applications for next yearâs conference. Members suggested several themes at this yearâs Annual General Meeting in Martinique. While papers on these ideas are encouraged, applicants are welcome to submit proposals about other subjects or ideas. Click here for full details about the themes and information about how […]
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New Look News and Posts
25/07/2014
The S&R site has a new look for news items and blog posts. Watch this space for more updates!
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