Human biology of Afro-Caribbean populations / Lorena Madrigal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Madrigal, Lorena.

Series:

Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human biology--Caribbean Area.

Human biology.

Human population genetics--Caribbean Area.

Human population genetics.

Black people--Diseases--Caribbean Area.

Black people.

Demographic anthropology--Caribbean Area.

Demographic anthropology.

Physical anthropology--Caribbean Area.

Physical anthropology.

Black people--Diseases.

Caribbean Area.

Physical Description:

xv, 251 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Summary:

Lorena Madrigal provides a microevolutionary study of Caribbean populations of African descent, reviewing the conditions endured by the slaves during their passage and in the plantations and how these conditions may have affected their own health and that of their descendants. The book provides an evolutionary framework for understanding the epidemiology of common, modern-day diseases such as obesity, hypertension, and diabetes, and in addition, looks at infectious diseases and their effects on the genetic make-up of Afro-Caribbean populations. It also reviews population genetics studies that have been used to understand the microevolutionary pathways for various populations and investigates their demographic characteristics including the relationships between migration, family type, and fertility. Ending with a case study of the AFro-Caribbean population of Limon, Costa Rica, this will be a fascinating resource for researchers working in biological anthropology, demography, and epidemiology, and for those interested in the African Diaspora in the New World.

Contents:

1 The African slave trade and the Caribbean 1

1.1 The Caribbean 1

1.2 The European invasion of the Caribbean and the early import of African slaves 1

1.3 The establishment of the slave trade: 1492-1650 3

1.4 The loss of Iberia's supremacy: the 1600s 4

1.5 The establishment of the sugar plantation economy: the 1700s 6

1.6 Conditions for the slaves during the trans-Atlantic journey 8

1.7 Life conditions of the slaves in the Caribbean 12

1.7.1 The African slave in the rural setting 13

1.7.2 The house slave 28

1.8 Manumission, slave uprising, and abolition 31

2 Obesity, hypertension, and non-insulin-dependent diabetes in Afro-Caribbean populations: an evolutionary overview 34

2.1 A brief description of the conditions 34

2.1.1 Hypertension 34

2.1.2 Obesity 36

2.1.3 Diabetes 38

2.2 Obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and globalization 42

2.3 An attempt to summarize epidemiological data from the Caribbean 49

2.4 The thrifty-genotype and the thrifty-phenotype hypotheses: a review 62

2.5 The slavery hypothesis for hypertension among African-derived populations 64

3 Infectious disease epidemiology and Afro-Caribbean populations 70

3.1 An introduction to epidemiology 70

3.2 The Caribbean climate, population movements, and infectious disease 74

3.3 The epidemiologic transition in the Caribbean 75

3.4 Malaria 78

3.5 Dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome 83

3.6 Gastrointestinal infectious diseases 85

3.7 HIV infection and AIDS 88

3.8 Tuberculosis 96

3.9 Yellow fever 101

4 Population genetics of Afro-Caribbean groups 108

4.1 The malaria hypothesis and abnormal hemoglobin polymorphisms in the Caribbean 109

4.1.1 A review of human hemoglobins 109

4.1.2 The malaria hypothesis 109

4.1.3 Hb S in the Caribbean 114

4.2 [beta]-Globin gene studies and the origin in Africa of Afro-Caribbean groups 115

4.3 Microevolution of Afro-Caribbean groups 119

5 Demography of Afro-Caribbean groups 125

5.1 Demography, biological anthropology, and human biology 125

5.2 Demographic transitions 127

5.3 A short review of fertility trends in Afro-Caribbean populations 129

5.4 Afro-Caribbean family structure 131

5.5 Family structure and fertility 138

5.6 Fecundity: contraception and reproductive health 140

5.6.1 Contraception 140

5.6.2 Reproductive health and fecundity 142

5.7 Conclusion: fertility in Afro-Caribbean groups 144

5.8 Migration in the Caribbean 145

5.8.1 A history of migration in the Caribbean 146

5.8.2 Migration, the family, and fertility 150

5.9 The demographic transition model in the Caribbean 152

5.10 Conclusion: migration and the demographic transition model in Afro-Caribbean groups 153

6 The Afro-Caribbean population in Limon, Costa Rica 155

6.1 A history of African-derived groups in Costa Rica 155

6.2 A history of the Afro-Limonense population 158

6.2.1 A short history of Limon, I: 1500s-1870 159

6.2.2 A short history of Limon, II: 1870-present 161

6.3 The culture of Afro-Limonenses 172

6.4 Demography of the Afro-Limonense population 178

6.4.1 Migration 178

6.4.2 Family structure 179

6.4.3 Fertility 181

6.4.4 Interethnic mating 184

6.5 Epidemiology of the Afro-Limonense population: infectious diseases 185

6.6 Epidemiology of the Afro-Limonense population: obesity, diabetes, and hypertension 190

6.7 Population genetics of the Afro-Limonense population 193.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0521819318

OCLC:

62891582

Publisher Number:

9780521819312