“A welcome publication, this book will nicely supplement the other books that are now appearing in the field of African American archaeology.”—Charles E. Orser Jr., Illinois State UniversityOver the last decade, the field of American historical archaeology has seen enormous growth in the study of people of African descent. This edited volume is the first dedicated solely to archaeology and the construction of gender in an African American context. The common thread running through ...

Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-USX-NONEX-NONEMicrosoftInternetExplorer4As a source of colonial wealth and a crucible for global culture, Jamaica has had a profound impact on the formation of the modern world system. From the island's economic and military importance to the colonial empires it has hosted and the multitude of ways in which diverse people from varied parts of the world have coexisted in and reacted against systems of inequality, Jamaica has long been a major focus of archae...