Cultural adaptation and resistance on St. John : three centuries of Afro-Caribbean life / Karen Fog Olwig.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Olwig, Karen Fog, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slavery--United States Virgin Islands--Saint John--History.

Slavery.

United States Virgin Islands--Saint John.

History.

Plantation life--United States Virgin Islands--Saint John.

Plantation life.

Saint John (United States Virgin Islands)--Race relations.

Saint John (United States Virgin Islands).

Physical Description:

xii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Cultural adaptation & resistance on St. John.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University of Florida Press, [1985]

Summary:

"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

Notes:

Cover title: Cultural adaptation & resistance on St. John.

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages [201]-216.

ISBN:

0813008182

OCLC:

12189292