The parish behind God's back

By Sharon Bohn Gmelch, George Gmelch

Subjects: Civilisation, Anthropology - Cultural, Religion, Landleben, Country life, Conditions économiques, General, Relations, Civilization, Social Science, Economic conditions, Social life and customs, Barbados, Economic history, International relations

Description: "Comprehensive ethnographic portrait of contemporary rural Barbados focuses on patterns of work, gender relations and life cycle, community, and religion in St. Lucy Parish. Recurring theme throughout work is impact of widening social relations - through globalization, tourism, transnationalism, technology, mass media - on village life and values"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.