The Caribbean World

The Caribbean World provides a comprehensive introduction to the region. Drawing principally on anthropology and the humanistic social sciences, this volume aims to highlight the diversity of the region--its peoples, institutions, and histories-while gesturing to the common heritage and unsung unity of a region birthed out of violence and dispossession. The contributors to this volume provide intimate case studies of a range of topics, including: The Greater Antilles The Caribbean Coast The Interior The smallest islands of the archipelago Indigeneity, Genocide Plantation Slavery, Indenture Colonial Violence, and Anti-colonial Revolt Sovereignty Citizenship, Law, and Politics Religion and Ritual Gender and Kinship The Environment. By convening an internationally renowned cohort of authors from the Caribbean, Latin America, North America, and Europe, this volume is intended to remain a touchstone for future generations of scholars and a mainstay on undergraduate and graduate curricula as an introduction to the field.

About the Author

Olívia M. Gomes da Cunha is Associate Professor of Anthropology, Museu Nacional, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ryan Cecil Jobson is Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago, USA

Stephan Palmié is Norman & Edna Freehling Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Chicago, USA