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    5. A View from the Canepiece

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    McKenzie,Earl (Author)
    Format:
    Journal Article
    Publication Date:
    2011
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Journal Title:
    Caribbean Quarterly
    Journal Title Details:
    57(1) : 21-34
    Notes:
    The article discusses the history of philosophy in the Caribbean. Particular focus is given to the philosophies of the peoples who lived and worked on sugar cane plantations, also called the canepiece. These include the Taíno people, enslaved Africans, indentured Indian and Chinese workers, and their descendants. Details related to Taíno ontology, the roles of slavery and liberty in Afro-Caribbean philosophy, and the role of labor in Indo-Caribbean philosophy are presented. Other topics include genocide, social harmony, and the relationship between the Enlightenment and colonialism.

    8. Amazing Adventures of Equiano

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    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Vayssieres,Jean Jacques (Author)
    Format:
    Monograph
    Publication Date:
    2001
    Published:
    Kingston, Jamaica: Ian Randle
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Notes:
    604 p