Caribbean land and development revisited

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Caribbean land and development revisited

edited by Jean Besson and Janet Momsen

（Studies of the Americas）

Palgrave Macmillan, 2007

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Contents of Works

  • Introduction / Jean Besson & Janet Momsen
  • Historical perspectives on land and crop production
  • The importance of the 1897 British Royal Commission / Bonham C. Richardson
  • The Colonial Office and soil conservation in the British Caribbean, 1938-1950 / Lawrence S. Grossman
  • Domestic food production in Guadeloupe in World War II / Glenroy Taitt
  • Cuba's farmers' markets in the "special period", 1990-1995 / Rebecca Torres, Janet H. Momsen, and Debbie A. Niemeier
  • Policy, planning and management
  • Land, development and indigenous rights in Suriname: the role of international human rights law / Ellen-Rose Kambel
  • The management of state lands in Trinidad and Tobago / J. David Stanfield and A.A. Wijetunga
  • The participation paradox: stories from St. Lucia / Jonathan Pugh
  • Land disputes and development activity in the Dominican Republic / Donald Macleod
  • Land policy in Jamaica in the decade after AGENDA 21 / Learie A. Miller and David Barker
  • Land for the peasantry?
  • "Squatting" as a strategy for land settlement and sustainable development / Jean Besson
  • The triumph of the commons: Barbuda belongs to all Barbudans together / David Lowenthal and Colin Clarke
  • The contested existence of a peasantry in Martinique: scientific discourses controversies and evidence / Christine Chivallon
  • The waxing and waning of land for the peasantry in Barbados / Janet Momsen
  • Agrobiodiversity as an environmental management tool in small scale farming landscapes: implications for agrochemical use / Balfour Spence and Elizabeth Thomas-Hope
  • Landscape, migration and development
  • Arboreal landscapes of power and resistance / Mimi Sheller
  • From the pre-colonial to the virtual: the scope and scape of land, landuse and landloss on Montserrat / Jonathan Skinner
  • "Leave to come back": the importance of family land in a transnational Caribbean community / Beth Mills
  • Collateral and achievement: land and Caribbean migration / Margaret Byron

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Description

The book is an interdisciplinary collection of fifteen essays, with an editorial introduction, on a range of territories in the Commonwealth, Francophone, and Hispanic Caribbean. The authors focus on land and development, providing fresh perspectives through a collection of international contributing authors.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • J.Besson& J.Momsen PART I: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON LAND AND CROP PRODUCTION The Importance of the 1897 British Royal Commission
  • B.C. Richardson The Colonial Office and Soil Conservation in the British Caribbean, 1938-1950
  • L.S. Grossman Domestic Food Production in Guadeloupe in World War II
  • G.Taitt Cuba's Farmers' Markets in the "Special Period", 1990-1995
  • R.Torres, J.Momsen& D.A.Niemeier PART II: POLICY, PLANNING, AND MANAGEMENT Land, Development, and Indigenous Rights in Suriname: The Role of International Human Rights Law
  • E-R.Kambel The Management of State Lands in Trinidad and Tobago
  • J.D. Stanfield& A.A. Wijetunga The Participation Paradox: Stories from St. Lucia
  • J.Pugh Land Disputes and Development Activity in the Dominican Republic
  • D. Mcleod Land Policy in Jamaica in the Decade after AGENDA 21
  • L.A. Miller& D.Barker PART III: LAND FOR THE PEASANTRY? "Squatting" as a Strategy for Land Settlement and Sustainable Development
  • J.Besson The Triumph of the Commons: Barbuda Belongs to All Barbudans Together
  • D.Lowenthal& C.Clarke The Contested Existence of a Peasantry in Martinique: Scientific Discourses, Controversies and Evidence
  • C.Chivallon The Waxing and Waning of Land for the Peasantry in Barbados
  • J.Momsen Agro-biodiversity as an Environmental Management Tool in Small Scale Farming Landscapes: Implications for Agro-Chemical Use
  • B.Spence & E.Thomas-Hope PART IV: LANDSCAPE, MIGRATION, AND DEVELOPMENT Arboreal Landscapes of Power and Resistance
  • M.Sheller From the Pre-Colonial to the Virtual: The Scope and Scape of Land, Landuse and Landloss on Montserrat
  • J.Skinner "Leave to Come Back": The Importance of Family Land in a Transnational Caribbean Community
  • B.Mills Collateral and Achievement: Land and Caribbean Migration
  • M.Byron

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