Archaeology below the Cliff

The first archaeological study of the poor whites of Barbados, the descendants of seventeenth-century European indentured servants and small farmers. Using archaeological, historical, and oral sources, Matthew Reilly shows how the precarious existence of the Barbadian Redlegs challenged elite hypercapitalistic notions of economics, race, and class.

Primul studiu arheologic al albilor saraci din Barbados, descendentii slujitorilor europeni si micilor fermieri din secolul al XVII-lea. Folosind surse arheologice, istorice si orale, Matthew Reilly arata cum existenta precara a Redlegs Barbadian a contestat notiunile hipercapitaliste ale elitei de economie, rasa si clasa.