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Slavery behind the wall : an archaeology of a Cuban coffee plantation
- Title
- Slavery behind the wall : an archaeology of a Cuban coffee plantation / Theresa A. Singleton ; foreword by Paul Shackel.
- Author
- Singleton, Theresa A.
- Publication
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2015]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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- Additional Authors
- Shackel, Paul A.
- Description
- xxi, 261 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Summary
- In this book, Theresa Singleton examines the rarely studied slave society of Cuba, focusing on the Santa Ana de Biajacas site.
- Series Statement
- Cultural heritage studies
- Uniform Title
- Cultural heritage studies.
- Subjects
- Slavery
- Coffee plantations
- Plantation life
- Material culture
- Excavations (Archaeology)
- Cuba
- Excavations (Archaeology) > Cuba
- Slavery > Cuba > History
- Antiquities
- Cuba > Antiquities
- History
- Slaves > Social conditions
- Social archaeology > Cuba
- Coffee plantations > Cuba > History
- Slaves > Cuba > Social conditions
- Plantation life > Cuba > History
- Material culture > Cuba > History
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: The object world of Cuban slavery -- Locating Cafetal Biajacas -- Cuban coffee sector -- Built landscapes of Cuban coffee plantations -- Housing enslaved Cubans -- Enslaved actors and provisioning -- Consumption and life within the enclosure -- Conflict and compromise -- Conclusion: The enduring legacy of Cafetal Biajacas.
- ISBN
- 9780813060729
- 0813060729
- LCCN
- 2015004632
- 40024987086
- OCLC
- ocn889164885
- 889164885
- SCSB-5806212
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries