Diana Paton: 2 books
No Bond but the Law
Punishment, Race, and Gender in Jamaican State Formation, 1780–1870
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2004
Investigating the cultural, social, and political histories of punishment during ninety years surrounding the 1838 abolition of slavery in Jamaica, Diana Paton challenges standard historiographies of slavery and discipline. The abolition of slavery in Jamaica, as elsewhere, entailed the termination...
The Cultural Politics of Obeah
Religion, Colonialism and Modernity in the Caribbean World
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2015
An innovative history of the politics and practice of the Caribbean spiritual healing techniques known as obeah and their place in everyday life in the region. Spanning two centuries, the book results from extensive research on the development and implementation of anti-obeah legislation. It includes...