Family and Colour in JamaicaEyre & Spottiswoode, 1953 - 196 pages |
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... labour . In these transactions no regard was paid to the indivi- dual's wife or husband . In the slave huts or barracks promiscu- ous sex relations were the general rule . It is clear that child labour was an important part of the labour ...
... labour . In these transactions no regard was paid to the indivi- dual's wife or husband . In the slave huts or barracks promiscu- ous sex relations were the general rule . It is clear that child labour was an important part of the labour ...
Page 40
... labour from India in order to offset the dwindling supply of labour . The fact that the East Indians were prepared to work on the sugar estates in conditions little removed from slavery led the blacks to view them with the greatest ...
... labour from India in order to offset the dwindling supply of labour . The fact that the East Indians were prepared to work on the sugar estates in conditions little removed from slavery led the blacks to view them with the greatest ...
Page 82
... labour . Praedial larceny is generally punished by the cat - o - nine - tails , or hard labour for six months , or both . For wounding the punishment is a fine up to £ 1 or hard labour . Obeah is a serious offence which is extremely ...
... labour . Praedial larceny is generally punished by the cat - o - nine - tails , or hard labour for six months , or both . For wounding the punishment is a fine up to £ 1 or hard labour . Obeah is a serious offence which is extremely ...
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acceptance acres African American appears attitude banana become behaviour called cent century child Christian church colour complete concubinage dependent distinction domestic group economic European existence expression extremely fact factor fair farms father feeling figures function girl give given greater hair hand Herskovits household important Indian Indies individual island Jamaica labour land less living London lower class majority marriage married means middle class moral mother Negro never Obeah occur origin parents parish particular pattern peasant period person planters play population Port Portland position poverty practice problem produce regarded relatives result seen sense served sexual shows similar slavery slaves social society status structure sugar TABLE taken tend tion town union United upper upper class West whole wife woman women