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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815201503321

Autore

Singleton Theresa A.

Titolo

Slavery behind the wall : an archaeology of a Cuban coffee plantation / / Theresa A. Singleton ; foreword by Paul Shackel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gainesville, Florida : , : University Press of Florida, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-8130-5530-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (287 p.)

Collana

Cultural Heritage Studies

Disciplina

306.362097291

Soggetti

Enslaved persons - Cuba - Social conditions

Slavery - Cuba - History

Coffee plantations - Cuba - History

Plantation life - Cuba - History

Material culture - Cuba - History

Social archaeology - Cuba

Excavations (Archaeology) - Cuba

Cuba Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: The object world of Cuban slavery -- Locating Cafetal Biajacas -- Cuban coffee sector -- Built landscapes of Cuban coffee plantations -- Housing enslaved Cubans -- Enslaved actors and provisioning -- Consumption and life within the enclosure -- Conflict and compromise -- Conclusion: The enduring legacy of Cafetal Biajacas.

Sommario/riassunto

In this book, Theresa Singleton examines the rarely studied slave society of Cuba, focusing on the Santa Ana de Biajacas site.