Reproducing the British Caribbean: Sex, Gender, and Population Politics after Slavery

by Juanita de Barros

This innovative book traces the history of ideas and policymaking concerning population growth and infant and maternal welfare in Caribbean colonies wrestling with the aftermath of slavery. Focusing on Jamaica, Guyana, and Barbados from the nineteenth century through the 1930s, when violent labor protests swept the region, Juanita De Barros takes a comparative approach in analyzing the struggles among former slaves and masters attempting to determine...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146961605X
• ISBN13: 9781469616056
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"