| Cultural Adaptation and Resistance on St. John: Three Centuries of Afro-Caribbean Life Contributor(s): Olwig, Karen F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813008182 ISBN-13: 9780813008189 Publisher: University Press of Florida OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 1985 Annotation: "This study covers 300 years of St. Johnian history from the plantation economy of the early 1700s through the peasant economy of the late 1800s inclusive of the present tourist-based economy. The author employs archival records as well as field data, arguing that most anthropologists have shied away from supporting their interpretation with historical research . . . her treatment of the impact of tourism is outstanding, demonstrating that the establishment of a national park on the island has been a mixed blessing. . . . A significant contribution to ethnology."-Choice |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - History | Caribbean & West Indies - General |
| Dewey: 306.097 |
| LCCN: 85013414 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6.6" W x 8.64" (0.88 lbs) 279 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "This study covers 300 years of St. Johnian history from the plantation economy of the early 1700s through the peasant economy of the late 1800s inclusive of the present tourist-based economy. The author employs archival records as well as field data, arguing that most anthropologists have shied away from supporting their interpretation with historical research . . . her treatment of the impact of tourism is outstanding, demonstrating that the establishment of a national park on the island has been a mixed blessing. . . . A significant contribution to ethnology."--Choice "Olwig presents two refreshing perspectives on life in a Caribbean community: the development of an Afro-American way of life and an appreciation of the dignified ways in which St. Johnians use an ideology of exchange to help them shape a distinctive sense of themselves. This is a well-balanced, rich, and very solid contribution to Caribbean studies, creatively combining history and ethnography."--Richard Price, Johns Hopkins University Dr. Olwig teaches anthropology at the University of Copenhagen. |
