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Johns Hopkins University Press
Language
English
Pages
240

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Subjects
Social conditions, Economic conditions, History, Honduras, history
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Belize

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1977, Johns Hopkins University Press
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1977, Johns Hopkins University Press
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Table of Contents

Preface Page x
Acknowledgments Page xiii
Chapter 1. Belize: A Brief Guide to an Emerging Nation
Topography and Climate Page 1 Growth of Population Page 2 Economic Development Page 6 Political Development Page 7
Chapter 2. Early European Incursions upon the Maya
The Origins of the Maya Page 14 Ancient Maya Settlements in the Belize River Valley Page 15 Spanish Expeditions and Their Effects upon the Maya Page 17 British Woodcutters Encounter the Maya Page 20 Conclusion Page 23
Chapter 3. The Establishment of the British Settlement in the Bay of Honduras in the Eighteenth Century
The Settlement's Raison d'Être: The Logwood and Mahogany Trades Page 25 The Establishment of the Settler Society Page 28 Conflicts among the Settlers Page 32 The Problem of the Location of Executive Authority Page 36 The Social Structure of the Settlement in the Late Eighteenth Century Page 40
Chapter 4. The Institution of Slavery
The Establishment of Slavery Page 49 The Organization and Occupations of Slavery Page 53 Slavery and the Law Page 62
Chapter 5. The Slaves as Objects and as Subjects
The Conditions and Treatment of Slaves Page 68 Social Relations between Masters and Slaves Page 72
Chapter 6. The Laborers, Free and Enslaved, in the Early Nineteenth Century
The Freedmen during Slavery Page 86 The Culture of the Slaves and Freedmen Page 95
Chapter 7. Apprenticeship and Emancipation
The Laborers during the Apprenticeship Period Page 106 Inhibitions on the Development of a Peasantry after Emancipation Page 118
Chapter 8. Post-Emancipation Society—1
The Return of the Maya to Western Belize Page 125 Caribs and Creoles Page 132
Chapter 9. Post-Emancipation Society—2
Agriculture Page 136 Immigration Page 142 Labor Conditions in the Colony Page 146
Chapter 10. The Political Economy: The Dominance of the Settlers, 1765-1830
The Problem of the Colonial Settlers Page 156 The Settler Oligarchy Page 157
Chapter 11. The Political Economy: The Decline of the Settlers, 1830-1871
The Dependent Economy Page 174 Changes in the Political-Administrative Apparatus Page 178 The Consolidation of Metropolitan Ownership Page 182 The Creation of a Crown Colony Page 188 Chapter 12. Conclusions Page 194
Appendixes
A. Laws and Customs Relating to Slavery Page 198 B. Family of Mary France belonging to Alexander France, 1834 Page 201 C. Family of Quashie Cunningham belonging to Sarah Keefe, 1834 Page 202 D. Family of Jane and Sam Burn belonging to William D. Burn, 1834 Page 203 E. Family of Nancy Gambqunil belonging to Ann Smith, 1834 Page 204 F. Family of Mary Anne and Murphy Anderson belonging to Richard John and Anne Anderson, 1834 Page 205 G. Family of Sammy Goff belonging to Estate of Sarah Goff (d.), 1834 Page 205 Notes Page 206 Bibliography Page 225 Index Page 235

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Bibliography: p. 225-234. Includes index. 6

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Johns Hopkins studies in Atlantic history and culture

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HC142 .B65, HN127

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xiv, 240 p. : map ; 24 cm. --
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