{"product_id":"simplicity-equality-and-slavery-john-m-chenoweth-9781683400110","title":"Simplicity, Equality, and Slavery: An Archaeology of Quakerism in the British Virgin Islands, 1740-1780","description":"\"A significant empirical contribution to the transdisciplinary study of eighteenthcentury Atlantic history and the colonial history of the Christian Church.\"--Dan Hicks, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Garden of the World: An Historical Archaeology of Sugar Landscapes in the Eastern Caribbean\u003c\/i\u003e \"Thoughtfully applies practice theory to the concept of Quakerism as a religion, while simultaneously examining how Quaker practices shaped the lives not only of practitioners but those they enslaved.\"--James A. Delle, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Colonial Caribbean: Landscapes of Power in the Plantation System\u003c\/i\u003e \"A nuanced look at Quakerism and its relationship with slavery.\"--Patricia M. Samford, author of \u003ci\u003eSubfloor Pits and the Archaeology of Slavery in Colonial Virginia\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003eInspired by the Quaker ideals of simplicity, equality, and peace, a group of white planters formed a community in the British Virgin Islands during the eighteenth century. Yet they lived in a slave society, and nearly all their members held enslaved people. In this book, John Chenoweth examines how the community navigated the contradictions of Quakerism and plantation ownership.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing archaeological and archival information, Chenoweth reveals how a web of connections led to the community's establishment, how Quaker religious practices intersected with other aspects of daily life in the Caribbean, and how these practices were altered to fit a slavery-based economy and society. He also examines how dissent and schism eventually brought about the end of the community after just one generation. This is a fascinating study of the ways religious ideals can be interpreted in everyday practice to adapt to different local contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJohn M. Chenoweth\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. A volume in the Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John M. Chenoweth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1683400119\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781683400110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Florida Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"John M. Chenoweth","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48014028931327,"sku":"9781683400110","price":74.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_303ae806-ac17-4a2f-a898-5358a3b4edb6.jpg?v=1767746280","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/simplicity-equality-and-slavery-john-m-chenoweth-9781683400110","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}