Sherds of history : domestic life in colonial Guadeloupe / Myriam Arcangeli. [electronic resource]
Material type: TextPublisher: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (226 pages) : illustrationsISBN:- 9780813055206 (e-book)
- NK4058.G845 A73 2015
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
A ceramic culture -- From Kakukera to Guadeloupe -- Just add water: domestic water reserves and water-storage ceramics -- A canari in the kitchen: Creole cooks, foods, and cuisine -- The Creole art of the table -- For healthy bodies and clean houses -- Conclusion.
Myriam Arcangeli argues in this study of ceramics that by analyzing how the people of Guadeloupe used ceramics, a larger social history of Guadeloupe emergers, a "ceramic culture" that broadens our understanding of race, class, and gender in colonial societies in both the United states and the Caribbean.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.