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The parish behind God's back : the changing culture of rural Barbados

Title
The parish behind God's back : the changing culture of rural Barbados / George Gmelch and Sharon Bohn Gmelch.
Author
Gmelch, George.
Publication
Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [1997], ©1997.

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Additional Authors
Gmelch, Sharon.
Description
xii, 240 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-236) and index.
Contents
1. Island and Parish -- 2. Colonialism, Sugar, and Slavery -- 3. From Sugar to Tourism -- 4. Farmer, Fisher, Baker, Maid -- 5. Gender and the Lifecycle -- 6. Community: Past and Present -- 7. From Anglican to Pentecostal -- 8. The Global Village: Television, Tourism, and Travel -- Final Thoughts -- Students and Barbadians: Lessons from the Field.
ISBN
  • 0472096265 (alk. paper)
  • 0472066269 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
96051248
OCLC
ocm36037954
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries