Category Archives: Sugar, Arrowroot, and Pottery Production

Change in Small Scale Pottery Manufacture in Antigua, West Indies

Posted on 2009 by hopenorman

2009 (M. W. Hauser and J. Handler) “Change in Small Scale Pottery Manufacture in Antigua, West Indies.” African Diaspora Archaeology Newsletter. December. Today, in a handful of Caribbean islands (e.g., Jamaica, Martinique, Barbados, Antigua, Nevis, and St. Lucia), persons of … Continue reading →

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The History of Arrowroot and the Origin of Peasantries in the British West Indies

Posted on 1971 by Jerome Handler

1971 (Jerome S. Handler) “The History of Arrowroot and the Origin of Peasantries in the British West Indies.” Journal of Caribbean History 2: 46-93. This paper describes the patterns of consumption, production, and distribution of arrowroot from the 17th century … Continue reading →

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Small-Scale Sugar Cane Farming in Barbados

Posted on 1966 by Jerome Handler

1966 (Jerome S. Handler) “Small-Scale Sugar Cane Farming in Barbados.” Ethnology 5: 264-83. This paper describes the more prominent socio-cultural aspects of cane farming on small holdings and accounts for the importance of sugar as a cash crop in terms … Continue reading →

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Some Aspects of Work Organization on Sugar Plantations in Barbados

Posted on 1965 by Jerome Handler

1965 (Jerome Handler) “Some Aspects of Work Organization on Sugar Plantations in Barbados.” Ethnology 4: 16-38. This paper is specifically concerned with the more salient features of work organization on several small-scale sugar plantations in the Scotland or highland district … Continue reading →

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The History of Arrowroot Production in Barbados and the Chalky Mount Arrowroot Growers’ Association, a Peasant Marketing Experiment that Failed

Posted on 1965 by Jerome Handler

1965 (Jerome S. Handler) “The History of Arrowroot Production in Barbados and the Chalky Mount Arrowroot Growers’ Association, a Peasant Marketing Experiment that Failed.” JBMHS 31: 131-52. Over the years Barbados has produced and exported a variety of minor cash … Continue reading →

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Notes on Pottery-Making in Antigua

Posted on 1964 by Jerome Handler

1964 (Jerome S. Handler) “Notes on Pottery-Making in Antigua.” Man: A Record of Anthropological Science 64: 150-51 The following comments are based upon notes recorded during a brief stay in August, 1962, on the Lesser Antilles island of Antigua, British … Continue reading →

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Pottery Making in Rural Barbados

Posted on 1963 by Jerome Handler

1963 (Jerome Handler) “Pottery Making in Rural Barbados.” Southwestern Journal of Anthropology 19: 314-34. This paper describes some of the more salient technological, economic, and sociological factors surrounding the production of pottery as these existed in the early 1960s, when … Continue reading →

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A Historical Sketch of Pottery Manufacture in Barbados

Posted on 1963 by Jerome Handler

1963 (Jerome S. Handler) “A Historical Sketch of Pottery Manufacture in Barbados.” JBMHS 30: 129-53. Traces the roots of the island’s pottery industry within the context of the needs of early sugar manufacturing and the kinds of vessels that were … Continue reading →

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