Family and Colour in JamaicaEyre & Spottiswoode, 1953 - 196 pages |
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Page 19
... taken away from their work on the sugar estates which suffered accordingly . The ineptitude of government was shown in the Maroon War of 1728-34 , which disclosed gross mismanage- ment.2 But the threat of slave rebellions had to be ...
... taken away from their work on the sugar estates which suffered accordingly . The ineptitude of government was shown in the Maroon War of 1728-34 , which disclosed gross mismanage- ment.2 But the threat of slave rebellions had to be ...
Page 91
... taken rather as an example of her useful fecundity . In relation to both concubinage and to limited promiscuity the tremendous influence of the Bible must be taken into account . The Old Testament stories of concubines and hand- maidens ...
... taken rather as an example of her useful fecundity . In relation to both concubinage and to limited promiscuity the tremendous influence of the Bible must be taken into account . The Old Testament stories of concubines and hand- maidens ...
Page 125
... taken from the cycle of Anansi , the Spider and his son Tacooma . They are concerned with the wiliness of the spider as compared with the strength of other animals . These stories are very similar to the American Uncle Remus cycle of ...
... taken from the cycle of Anansi , the Spider and his son Tacooma . They are concerned with the wiliness of the spider as compared with the strength of other animals . These stories are very similar to the American Uncle Remus cycle of ...
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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