Slave Names and Naming in Barbados, 1650-1830

Slave Names and Naming in Barbados, 1650-1830

Handler and Jacoby draw on a sample of Barbados slave names in order to examine the principles and significance of naming practices among North American and British Caribbean slaves in general and on Barbados plantations in particular.

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Veröffentlicht in:The William and Mary quarterly 1996-10, Vol.53 (4), p.685-728
Hauptverfasser: Handler, Jerome S., Jacoby, JoAnn
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
African Americans
Children
Family names
Given names
History
Names
Naming ceremonies
Naming conventions
Plant names
Plantations
Slavery
Slaves
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Zusammenfassung:Handler and Jacoby draw on a sample of Barbados slave names in order to examine the principles and significance of naming practices among North American and British Caribbean slaves in general and on Barbados plantations in particular.
ISSN:0043-5597
1933-7698
DOI:10.2307/2947140