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"A Medley Of Contradictions": The Jewish Diaspora In St Eustatius And Barbados, Derek Robert Miller Jan 2013

"A Medley Of Contradictions": The Jewish Diaspora In St Eustatius And Barbados, Derek Robert Miller

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During the 17th and 18th century a number of Jews settled on the English island of Barbados and the Dutch island of St. Eustatius. The Jews on both islands erected synagogues and a number of key structures essential for a practicing religious community. Although they had strong connections that spanned across geo-political boundaries, the synagogue compounds on each island became key places for the creation and maintenance of a Jewish community. I argue that these synagogue compounds represented diasporic places that must be understood through a tri-partite model that explores the relationships between the Jewish community and its hostland, other …


Ontological Blackness: A N Investigation Of 18th Century Burial Practices Among Captive Africans On The Island Of Barbados, Brittany Leigh Brown Jan 2013

Ontological Blackness: A N Investigation Of 18th Century Burial Practices Among Captive Africans On The Island Of Barbados, Brittany Leigh Brown

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No abstract provided.


Breaking The Mold: Sugar Ceramics And The Political Economy Of 18th Century St Eustatius, Derek Robert Miller Jan 2008

Breaking The Mold: Sugar Ceramics And The Political Economy Of 18th Century St Eustatius, Derek Robert Miller

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No abstract provided.


Hospitality, Civility, And Sociability: Taking Tea In Colonial Barbados, Meredith Ashley Holaday Mahoney Jan 2007

Hospitality, Civility, And Sociability: Taking Tea In Colonial Barbados, Meredith Ashley Holaday Mahoney

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No abstract provided.


Town Planning And Architecture On Eighteenth Century St Eustatius, Dana Elizabeth Triplett Jan 1995

Town Planning And Architecture On Eighteenth Century St Eustatius, Dana Elizabeth Triplett

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No abstract provided.


The Cemeteries Of St Eustatius, N.A: Status In A Caribbean Community, Laurie J. Paonessa Jan 1990

The Cemeteries Of St Eustatius, N.A: Status In A Caribbean Community, Laurie J. Paonessa

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No abstract provided.


An Ethnoarchaeological Study Of The Cisterns In Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles, Ross K. Harper Jan 1990

An Ethnoarchaeological Study Of The Cisterns In Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles, Ross K. Harper

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No abstract provided.


The Stone Ovens Of St Eustatius: A Study Of Material Culture, Maria Lavinia Machado Monteiro Jan 1990

The Stone Ovens Of St Eustatius: A Study Of Material Culture, Maria Lavinia Machado Monteiro

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No abstract provided.


Merchants Of Curacao In The Early 18th Century, Nadia Francisca Brito Jan 1989

Merchants Of Curacao In The Early 18th Century, Nadia Francisca Brito

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No abstract provided.


The Coffin Maker Of St Eustatius, Chester J. Kulesa Jan 1989

The Coffin Maker Of St Eustatius, Chester J. Kulesa

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No abstract provided.


A Spatial Analysis Of Sugar Plantations On St Eustatius N.A, James A. Delle Jan 1989

A Spatial Analysis Of Sugar Plantations On St Eustatius N.A, James A. Delle

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No abstract provided.


Architectural Style On St Eustatius, Suzanne Lee Sanders Jan 1988

Architectural Style On St Eustatius, Suzanne Lee Sanders

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No abstract provided.


St Eustatius: Acculturation In A Dutch Caribbean Colony, Patricia Lynn Kandle Jan 1985

St Eustatius: Acculturation In A Dutch Caribbean Colony, Patricia Lynn Kandle

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No abstract provided.


Sugar Manufacturing In The West Indies: A Study Of Innovation And Variation, Linda Gail France Jan 1984

Sugar Manufacturing In The West Indies: A Study Of Innovation And Variation, Linda Gail France

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No abstract provided.