Keeping the Rat-Book: Marly and Visceral Histories of Jamaican Agriculture.

The article "Keeping the Rat-Book: Marly and Visceral Histories of Jamaican Agriculture" explores the intertwined perspectives of enslaved peoples, white residents, and itinerant Europeans in Jamaica during the age of abolition. It delves into the cultural significance of rat consumption in the Cari...

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Published in:	Early American Literature Vol. 60; no. 1; pp. 21 - 42
Main Author:	Myers, Jacob
Format:	Article
Published:	University of North Carolina Press 2025
Subjects:	Enslaved persons Peasants Social institutions African American literature Sugar plantations Slave trade Laughter Rumor
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost