An archaeology of social space : analyzing coffee plantations in Jamaica's Blue Mountains / James A. Delle.
| Author/creator | Delle, James A. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Plenum Press, ©1998. |
| Description | xxi, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Series | Contributions to global historical archaeology Contributions to global historical archaeology. ^A409637 |
| Abstract | In An Archaeology of Social Space, James A. Delle examines the cognitive and material records of spatial design and use - including maps, architectural drawings, landscapes, and historical treatises - of three coffee plantations in the Yallahs drainage of eastern Jamaica. Using the data collected from these sources, he considers such issues as: The rise and fall of the Jamaican coffee industry, and how this fluctuation was influenced by events in the larger world economy; how economic changes resulted in the creation of new social and material spaces in highland Jamaica; and the ways in which these spaces served as an arena for the negotiation of power in a plantation context, both before and after the abolition of slavery. Professionals, researchers, and students in archaeology, anthropology, history, sociology, and economics, will find this a unique and extremely valuable work. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-232) and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 98017692 |
| ISBN | 0306458500 |
| ISBN | 9780306458507 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HD9199.J23 Y353 1998 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |