Set along both the physical and social margins of the British Empire in the second half of the seventeenth century, "Everyday Life in the Early English Caribbean" explores the construction of difference through the everyday life of colonial subjects. Jenny Shaw examines how marginalized colonial subjects Irish and Africans contributed to these processes. By emphasizing their everyday experiences Shaw makes clear that each group persisted in its own cultural practices; Irish and Africans also worked within and challenged the limits of the colonial regime. Shaw s research demonstrates the...
Set along both the physical and social margins of the British Empire in the second half of the seventeenth century, "Everyday Life in the Early Englis...
