{"product_id":"three-ancient-colonies-9780674066212","title":"Three Ancient Colonies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a young anthropologist, the author undertook fieldwork in Jamaica, Haiti, and Puerto Rico. This title presents a summation of his work in the region and is a reminder of how anthropology allows people to explore the deep truths that history may leave unexamined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this engaging, delightfully readable and provocative work, Sidney Mintz distills a lifetime of pioneering research to illuminate the making of three Caribbean plantation societies and of the creolized cultures that challenged the slave system from within. The work seamlessly brings together history and anthropology, showcasing Mintz's impassioned and encyclopedic knowledge of the Caribbean. A must-read for all those interested in the history of slavery and the Atlantic world. -- Laurent Dubois, Duke University\u003cbr\u003eDrawing upon a lifetime of ethnographic fieldwork in the Caribbean region, Mintz arrives at bold conclusions about the societies and realities of our provocative, complex, and generally undervalued region. -- Nicolette Bethel * Caribbean Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003eAn engaging, accessible, and masterly work. -- R. Berleant-Schiller * Choice *","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403552268631,"sku":"9780674066212","price":23.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674066212.jpg?v=1730483805","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/three-ancient-colonies-9780674066212","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}