Labour pains : resistance and protest in Barbados, 1838-1904 / Henderson Carter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carter, Henderson.

Series:

Forgotten histories of the Caribbean

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor--Barbados--History--19th century.

Labor.

Labor disputes--Barbados--History--19th century.

Labor disputes.

History.

Barbados--History--19th century.

Barbados.

Physical Description:

xiv, 256 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Kingston ; Miami : Ian Randle Publishers, 2012.

Summary:

Appropriate for scholars of comparative studies in addition to those with an interest in Caribbean history, this book in the Forgotten Histories of the Caribbean series seeks to remedy the under-representation of Barbados in abolition and post-slavery restructuring literature. Carter (history, U. West Indies) examines the actions of freedmen following the 1838 emancipation of slaves in Barbados; these often violent reactions against and political responses to exclusionary and oppressive governance policies directly resulted in agrarian reform as well as societal and governmental restructuring. Divided into nine chapters, the book analyzes forms of institutional oppression and violent protests, workers' industrial action at the time of emancipation, poverty and its effects, withdrawal of workers from plantations, and working class alliances with politics. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references ([241]-251) and index.

ISBN:

9766374058

9789766374051

OCLC:

708741657

Publisher Number:

99946260988