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The Formation of a Colonial Society: Belize, from Conquest to Crown Colony
1977, Johns Hopkins University Press
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The formation of a colonial society: Belize, from conquest to crown colony
1977, Johns Hopkins University Press
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Table of Contents
Preface
Page x
Acknowledgments
Page xiii
Chapter 1.
Belize: A Brief Guide to an Emerging Nation
Topography and Climate
Page 1
Growth of Population
Page 2
Economic Development
Page 6
Political Development
Page 7
Chapter 2.
Early European Incursions upon the Maya
The Origins of the Maya
Page 14
Ancient Maya Settlements in the Belize River Valley
Page 15
Spanish Expeditions and Their Effects upon the Maya
Page 17
British Woodcutters Encounter the Maya
Page 20
Conclusion
Page 23
Chapter 3.
The Establishment of the British Settlement in the Bay of Honduras in the Eighteenth Century
The Settlement's Raison d'Être: The Logwood and Mahogany Trades
Page 25
The Establishment of the Settler Society
Page 28
Conflicts among the Settlers
Page 32
The Problem of the Location of Executive Authority
Page 36
The Social Structure of the Settlement in the Late Eighteenth Century
Page 40
Chapter 4.
The Institution of Slavery
The Establishment of Slavery
Page 49
The Organization and Occupations of Slavery
Page 53
Slavery and the Law
Page 62
Chapter 5.
The Slaves as Objects and as Subjects
The Conditions and Treatment of Slaves
Page 68
Social Relations between Masters and Slaves
Page 72
Chapter 6.
The Laborers, Free and Enslaved, in the Early Nineteenth Century
The Freedmen during Slavery
Page 86
The Culture of the Slaves and Freedmen
Page 95
Chapter 7.
Apprenticeship and Emancipation
The Laborers during the Apprenticeship Period
Page 106
Inhibitions on the Development of a Peasantry after Emancipation
Page 118
Chapter 8.
Post-Emancipation Society—1
The Return of the Maya to Western Belize
Page 125
Caribs and Creoles
Page 132
Chapter 9.
Post-Emancipation Society—2
Agriculture
Page 136
Immigration
Page 142
Labor Conditions in the Colony
Page 146
Chapter 10.
The Political Economy: The Dominance of the Settlers, 1765-1830
The Problem of the Colonial Settlers
Page 156
The Settler Oligarchy
Page 157
Chapter 11.
The Political Economy: The Decline of the Settlers, 1830-1871
The Dependent Economy
Page 174
Changes in the Political-Administrative Apparatus
Page 178
The Consolidation of Metropolitan Ownership
Page 182
The Creation of a Crown Colony
Page 188
Chapter 12.
Conclusions
Page 194
Appendixes
A.
Laws and Customs Relating to Slavery
Page 198
B.
Family of Mary France belonging to Alexander France, 1834
Page 201
C.
Family of Quashie Cunningham belonging to Sarah Keefe, 1834
Page 202
D.
Family of Jane and Sam Burn belonging to William D. Burn, 1834
Page 203
E.
Family of Nancy Gambqunil belonging to Ann Smith, 1834
Page 204
F.
Family of Mary Anne and Murphy Anderson belonging to Richard John and Anne Anderson, 1834
Page 205
G.
Family of Sammy Goff belonging to Estate of Sarah Goff (d.), 1834
Page 205
Notes
Page 206
Bibliography
Page 225
Index
Page 235
Edition Notes
Bibliography: p. 225-234. Includes index. 6
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