Antigua Black; Portrait of an Island People - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Antigua Black; Portrait of an Island People write by Margo Baumgarten Davis. This book was released on 1973. Antigua Black; Portrait of an Island People available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Plantations of Antigua: the Sweet Success of Sugar (Volume 3)
Plantations of Antigua: the Sweet Success of Sugar (Volume 3) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Plantations of Antigua: the Sweet Success of Sugar (Volume 3) write by Agnes Meeker. This book was released on 2020-03-16. Plantations of Antigua: the Sweet Success of Sugar (Volume 3) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Sugar. It sits there, dormant, nestled in a small bowl or serving-size packet, waiting to be spooned into a cup of coffee or tea; spread across some cereal; or dropped into a recipe for cake, pie, or other scrumptious treat in the making. It is so readily available, so easy to use, so irresistibly tasty. But few people stop to realize the enormous economic, social, political, even military, upheaval this simple-looking, widely popular food enhancer has caused in many parts of the world. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, even into the nineteenth century and early decades of the twentieth, sugar cane was a preeminent crop upon which economies succeeded or failed, societies grew, and money flowed like . . . well, sugar! A region particularly impacted by sugar was the volcanic islands of the Caribbean—virgin soil enriched by crushed coral and limestone, and blessed by unlimited sunshine. The result was soil so rich for planting that the necklace of island colonies and small nation-states became a massive source of the world’s supply of sugar. Antigua’s 108 square miles, an island of undulating hills and indented coastline, fell into this category.
Troubling Freedom
Troubling Freedom - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Troubling Freedom write by Natasha Lightfoot. This book was released on 2015-11-19. Troubling Freedom available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In 1834 Antigua became the only British colony in the Caribbean to move directly from slavery to full emancipation. Immediate freedom, however, did not live up to its promise, as it did not guarantee any level of stability or autonomy, and the implementation of new forms of coercion and control made it, in many ways, indistinguishable from slavery. In Troubling Freedom Natasha Lightfoot tells the story of how Antigua's newly freed black working people struggled to realize freedom in their everyday lives, prior to and in the decades following emancipation. She presents freedpeople's efforts to form an efficient workforce, acquire property, secure housing, worship, and build independent communities in response to elite prescriptions for acceptable behavior and oppression. Despite its continued efforts, Antigua's black population failed to convince whites that its members were worthy of full economic and political inclusion. By highlighting the diverse ways freedpeople defined and created freedom through quotidian acts of survival and occasional uprisings, Lightfoot complicates conceptions of freedom and the general narrative that landlessness was the primary constraint for newly emancipated slaves in the Caribbean.
Antigua and the Antiguans (Vol. 1&2)
Antigua and the Antiguans (Vol. 1&2) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Antigua and the Antiguans (Vol. 1&2) write by Mrs. Lanaghan. This book was released on 2023-11-14. Antigua and the Antiguans (Vol. 1&2) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Antigua and the Antiguans in two volumes presents a full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to modern days. The history of the Antigua island can be traced from Columbus' discovery, but the first written sources date from the early 17th century when the first settlers claimed their possessions, and were disturbed by Caribs from nearby islands. The account begins with the forming of the colony and follows the development of the island to modern days. The story of Antigua and the Antiguans is interspersed with anecdotes and legends recorded from the earliest days. The book also provides an impartial view of slavery and the free labor systems.
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Antigua and Barbuda write by Sara Louise Kras. This book was released on 2008. Antigua and Barbuda available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This title provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, peoples, religion, and culture of the Antigua and Barbuda. All books of the critically-acclaimed Cultures of the World(R) series ensure an immersive experience by offering vibrant photographs with descriptive nonfiction narratives, and interactive activities such as creating an authentic traditional dish from an easy-to-follow recipe. Copious maps and detailed timelines present the past and present of the country, while exploration of the art and architecture help your readers to understand why diversity is the spice of Life.
