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" Settler Society in the English Leeward Islands, 1670-1776 / "
Natalie A. Zacek
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BL
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706225
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b528414
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| Main Entry
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Zacek, Natalie
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| Title & Author
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Settler Society in the English Leeward Islands, 1670-1776 /\ Natalie A. Zacek
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2010
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xi, 293 p. :: maps ;; 24 cm
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0521190444 (hardback)
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: 9780521190442 (hardback)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. The challenges of English settlement in the Leewards; 2. Irish, Scots, and English; 3. Managing religious diversity; 4. Sex, sexuality, and social control; 5. Political culture, cooperation, and conflict; Conclusion
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"Settler Society in the English Leeward Islands, 1600-1776 is the first study of the history of the federated colony of the Leeward Islands - Antigua, Montserrat, Nevis, and St. Kitts - that covers all four islands in the period from their independence from Barbados in 1670 up to the outbreak of the American Revolution, which reshaped the Caribbean as well as the mainland American colonies. Natalie A. Zacek emphasizes the extent to which the planters of these islands attempted to establish recognizably English societies in tropical islands based on plantation agriculture and African slavery. By examining conflicts relating to ethnicity and religion, controversies regarding sex and social order, and a series of virulent battles over the limits of local and imperial authority, this book depicts these West Indian colonists as skilled improvisers who adapted to an unfamiliar environment, and as individuals as committed as other American colonists to the norms and values of English society, politics, and culture"--Provided by publisher
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Great Britain, Colonies, Leeward Islands (West Indies), History, 17th century
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Great Britain, Colonies, Leeward Islands (West Indies), History, 18th century
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Leeward Islands (West Indies), Social conditions, 17th century
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Leeward Islands (West Indies), Social conditions, 18th century
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972.97
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F2131.Z33 2010
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