Based on the correspondence and diaries of three slaveholders in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, this article identifies the differences in the attitudes and behaviour of each planter towards his slaves in response to structural constraints or norms. These include political, administrative, civic and religious institutions, but also the economic system, social expectations and cultural norms. The author concludes that, although one can detect degrees of harshness in the treatment of field labourers, sexual exploitation seems constant and intractable in all three cases. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT];
The month of March sees thousands of West Indians in the U.S. and abroad in colorful celebration of their Phagwa holiday- the origin of which is almost mythical and its exact time of origination is not known
Analyzes the work of Gabriel Contino, a Brazilian rap artist. Origin of rap music; Overview of the racial situation in Brazil; Examination of the appropriation and use of modes of cultural expression in Brazil; Information on other rap artists in the country; Details on the style of Gabriel Contino's rap music.
