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20061230
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Description for 20061230
Paperback. An exposure of women as agents of history - a path-breaking achievement at a time when Caribbean historiography ignored women. The white woman consumed, the coloured woman served and the black woman laboured. Editor(s): Beckles, Hilary McD.; Shepherd, Verene. Series: Caribbean History S. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
In 1974 Lucille Mathurin Mair defended her dissertation, which has since become a classic work in Caribbean historiography and influenced generations of scholars. Through extensive archival work with estate records, legal records, family papers and private correspondence, she sought out the women of Jamaica's past during slavery, women of all classes, all colours, black, brown and white. The work stands as a convincing exposure of women as agents of history - a path-breaking achievement at a time when Caribbean historiography ignored women. From her meticulous research emerged a powerful statement that has shaped subsequent understandings of gendered and cultural relations ... Read more
In 1974 Lucille Mathurin Mair defended her dissertation, which has since become a classic work in Caribbean historiography and influenced generations of scholars. Through extensive archival work with estate records, legal records, family papers and private correspondence, she sought out the women of Jamaica's past during slavery, women of all classes, all colours, black, brown and white. The work stands as a convincing exposure of women as agents of history - a path-breaking achievement at a time when Caribbean historiography ignored women. From her meticulous research emerged a powerful statement that has shaped subsequent understandings of gendered and cultural relations ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
A Historical Study of Women in Jamaica, 1655-1844
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
Caribbean History S.
Condition
New
Weight
703g
Place of Publication
Kingston, Jamaica
ISBN
9789766401788
SKU
V9789766401788
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About Paperback
Lucille Mathurin Mair is a well-known historian, author, teacher, activist and diplomat. She taught at the University of the West Indies for several years and has been honoured for her work in the field of international relations and women's rights. Hilary McD. Beckles is Professor of Social and Economic History, Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal, University of the West Indies, ... Read more
Reviews for 20061230
"The publication of A Historical Study of Women in Jamaica, 1655-1844 is long overdue. Its importance in the development of an indigenous West Indian intellectual feminist practice cannot be overstated." - Veronica Marie Gregg, Hunter College