The cultural politics of sugar : Caribbean slavery and narratives of colonialism / Keith A. Sandiford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sandiford, Keith Albert, 1947-

Series:

Cultural Margins

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ligon, Richard. True & exact history of the island of Barbados.

Ligon, Richard.

Rochefort, Charles de, 1605-1683. Histoire naturelle et morale des iles Antilles de l'Amerique.

Rochefort, Charles de.

Grainger, James, 1721?-1766. Essay on the more common West-India diseases and the remedies which that c.

Grainger, James.

Schaw, Janet, ca. 1731-ca. 1801. Journal of a lady of quality.

Schaw, Janet.

Beckford, William, d. 1799. Descriptive account of the island of Jamaica.

Beckford, William.

Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory), 1775-1818. Journal of a West India proprietor.

Lewis, M. G.

Sugar trade--Political aspects--West Indies--Historiography.

Sugar trade.

Slavery--West Indies--Historiography.

Slavery.

West Indies--Colonial influence--Historiography.

West Indies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Keith Sandiford's study examines the importance of sugar as a central metaphor in the work of six influential authors of the colonial West Indies. Sugar, he argues, became a focus for cultural desires as well as a hard fact of the Caribbean's political economy. Sandiford defines this metaphorical turn as a trope of ""negotiation"" that organizes the structure and content of the narratives. Based on extensive historical knowledge of the period and recent postcolonial theory, this book suggests the possibilities negotiation offers in the continuing recovery of West Indian intellectual history.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Half-title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""CHAPTER 1 Ligon: 'sweete negotiation'""; ""CHAPTER 2 Rochefort: French collusions to negotiate""; ""CHAPTER 3 Grainger: creolizing the muse""; ""CHAPTER 4 Schaw: a 'saccharocracy' of virtue""; ""CHAPTER 5 Beckford: the aesthetics of negotiation""; ""CHAPTER 6 Lewis: personalizing the 'negotium'""; ""Postscript and prospect""; ""Notes""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""1 LIGON: 'SWEETE NEGOTIATION'""; ""2 ROCHEFORT: FRENCH COLLUSIONS TO NEGOTIATE""; ""3 GRAINGER: CREOLIZING THE MUSE""

""4 SCHAW: A 'SACCHAROCRACY' OF VIRTUE""""5 BECKFORD: THE AESTHETICS OF NEGOTIATION""; ""6 LEWIS: PERSONALIZING THE NEGOTIUM""; ""POSTSCRIPT AND PROSPECT""; ""Select bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-216) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-511-05173-5

0-511-15106-3

0-511-01750-2

OCLC:

51202859