Essay Topic: How did the rise of African Caribbean Peasantry differ from the rise of the Indian Caribbean Peasantry? Peasantry or peasant farming can be defined as a system where crops were cultivated and animals were reared on a small scale without the aid of hired labour and for subsistence purposes.In the Caribbean‚ peasantry was a common practice among the ex-slaves and immigrants after they were freed and left to sustain themselves.Although both the Africans and Indians were
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about Caribbean‚ African-American‚ African and other Third world people. Dr. John F. Campbell is a lecturer in History at the University of the West Indies (Trinidad) who received his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge. He is the beneficiary of several honours including the University of the West Indies Guardian Life Premium Teaching Award 2006 and the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in 2007. Dr. Campbell has written numerous journal articles and reviews on the issues of Caribbean affairs
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West Indies Federation The former West Indies Federation were consists of 10 British West Indian territories established in January 1958. This federation included Caribbean Islands or territories‚ then under British control. former federation of 10 British West Indian territories formed in 1958. Trinidad and Tobago‚ Jamaica‚ and Barbados were the principal members‚ but the federation included most of the Leeward and Windward islands‚ then under British control. The seat of government
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culture food plays a major role. A huge part of Western India is cosmopolitan in its food habits‚ but there is still plenty of traditional fare to be had. The cuisine of the Caribbean is like a cultural patchwork quilt. Food in the Caribbean reflects both the best and worst of the Caribbean’s history. On the positive side‚ Caribbean culture has been compared with a popular stew there called Callao. The stew analogy comes from the many different ethic groups peacefully maintaining their traditions and
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The Caribbean cultural and society is really based on the whole process of Hybridization‚ which generally refers to the mixture and syncretic forms which occur in society such as the race‚ religion‚ language‚ food etc. This process began with the era of discovery when European and Amerindian copulated which resulted in the creation of the Mestizo. This later became entrenched in plantation society with the European and African producing the mulatto or coloured. Through hybridization members
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and African coast to the east. Restall claims that Columbus failed to become part of this process in the 1480’s because "he lacked the connections and persuasive ideas of other navigators. Even after his first successful trip‚ the "discovery" of Caribbean islands Myths of the…2 in an area assigned to the Portuguese‚ his
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Inter caetera- laying down the “rules of the game‚” the Muscovado Bias‚ the Navigation Provision‚ and the Metropolitan Exchange standard - spelling out these rules; and the Imperial Preference (the only privilege extended to the hinterland). The Caribbean economist Norman Girvan contends that the transnational corporation (TNC) is an institution that exists within the “rules of the game” of the plantation economy. He points out that the historic continuity of foreign ownership‚ terminal stage of production
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Sugar management in the British Caribbean 1770-1834 has attracted the attention of Dr Campbell to the extent that he found it apt to pursue extensive research on the topic which culminated in his inspiring book- Beyond Massa. Dr Campbell has served as a senior Lecturer at the University of the West Indies. He concentrated in contemporary Caribbean civilization and culture‚ in the department of history‚ in the faculty of Humanities and Education. Dr Campbell thoroughly investigated the
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Evolution of Calypso : from popular music to fame : An heritage and riches shared by Caribbean people. ………………………………p6-9 IV Calypso similarities in the Caribbean………………………………p 10 Conclusion……………………………………………………………..p11 Bibliography……………………………………………………………..p12 Annexes…………………………………………………………………..p13-21 Calypso also called kaiso is the national folk song of Trinidad and Tobago and a very popular music of the Caribbean .This music influenced by the mixture of African and French culture became the voice
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work? Poet Olive Senior‚ selection of poem taken from Gardening in the Tropics‚ retells the story of slavery in the Caribbean. Many of Senior’s poems are named after fruits‚ for instances guava and pawpaw which gives one a taste of Caribbean culture and identity‚ since these are native fruits to the Caribbean. The title itself refers to the culture and climate of the Caribbean by the word ‘tropic.’ This is so as ‘tropic’ describes a place that is hot and lush. Also‚ by the word ‘gardening’ one
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