Settler Society in the English Leeward Islands, 1670-1776

Informationen zum Autor Natalie A. Zacek is a Lecturer in History and American Studies at the University of Manchester. She has published in journals such as Slavery and Abolition, the Journal of Peasant Studies, History Compass, and Wadabagei: A Journal of the Caribbean and its Diaspora, as well as in several edited volumes. She is a founder of the H-Atlantic listserv and served as its book review editor for its first decade. Klappentext Examines the history of the Leeward Islands from their independence in 1670 to the outbreak of the American Revolution. Zusammenfassung The first study of the history of the federated colony of the Leeward Islands - Antigua! Montserrat! Nevis! and St Kitts - that covers all four islands in the period from their independence from Barbados in 1670 up to the outbreak of the American Revolution. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. The challenges of English settlement in the Leewards; 2. Irish, Scots, and English; 3. Managing religious diversity; 4. Sex, sexuality, and social control; 5. Political culture, cooperation, and conflict; Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Natalie A. Zacek, Natalie A. (University of Manchester) Zacek, Zacek Natalie A.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.08.2010
• EAN: 9780521190442
• ISBN: 978-0-521-19044-2
• No. of pages: 310
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, c 1500 onwards to present day, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Colonialism and imperialism, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Leeward Islands, History of the Americas