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Slavery, Smallholding and Tourism - Social Transformations in the British Virgin Islands (Hardcover)
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Slavery, Smallholding and Tourism - Social Transformations in the British Virgin Islands (Hardcover)
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SLAVERY, SMALLHOLDING AND TOURISM explores the political economy of
development in the British Virgin Islands - from plantations,
through the evolution of a smallholding economy, to the rise of
tourism. The study argues that the demise of plantation economy in
the BVI ushered in a century of imperial disinterest persisting
until recently, when a new "monocrop" - tourism - became ascendant.
Using an historical and anthropological approach, O'Neal reveals
how the trend toward reliance on tourism and other dependent
industries affects many BVIslanders called the Belongers in ways
that echo their historical and economic heritage. From the new
Foreword: "Read in the historical context of tourism and Caribbean
research, O'Neal's work stands out as an early and significant
contribution. But even apart from its pioneering status, this is an
important book. A quarter of a century after the original research,
the work is fresh, innovative, and ethnographically rich... an
in-depth account of the transformations activated by tourism, as
they are happening." - Colleen Ballerino Cohen, Professor of
Anthropology & Women's Studies, Vassar College; author, 'Take
Me to My Paradise' From the new Afterword: "O'Neal's book is a
story of tourism, not finance. But it was written right at the
beginning of the emergence of this 'second pillar' of the British
Virgin Islands' economy-financial services-and the tantalizing
references to that industry in this book, as well as the rich
discussion of the enduring influence of the plantation complex,
provide...commentary on value, its circulation, and its deep
histories, histories that O'Neal's volume helps us better to
discern." - Bill Maurer, Professor of Anthropology & Law,
University of California, Irvine; author, 'Recharting the
Caribbean'
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