Natural Histories of Indigenous Resistance: Alexander Anderson and the Caribs of St. Vincent.
The article examines themes of indigenous dispossession in the writings of botanist Alexander Anderson, with a particular focus on his account of the Second Carib War and the indigenous Carib population of the island of St. Vincent. Details on the significance of Anderson's revisions to his natural...
| Publicado en: | Eighteenth Century: Theory & Interpretation Vol. 55; no. 2/3; pp. 217 - 234 |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
Summer/Fall 2014
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| Sumario: | The article examines themes of indigenous dispossession in the writings of botanist Alexander Anderson, with a particular focus on his account of the Second Carib War and the indigenous Carib population of the island of St. Vincent. Details on the significance of Anderson's revisions to his natural history manuscripts are presented. It is suggested that Anderson contributed to the scientific construction of a Black Carib race and that he recorded evidence of Carib resistance and belonging. |
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