East Indians in Trinidad
- New York Columbia University Press 1961
- 265p.
This book is about-
I INTRODUCTION
The Problem 3; Sugar and Slavery 4; East Indian Indentured Labor 8; The Indian in the West Indies 20
II THE VILLAGE
The Setting 28; History of Amity 30; The Village Today 39;
Household and District 44; Caste in the Village 55
III AMITY AT WORK
Labor on the Estate 66; Small Farmers 73; Other Occupations 76; The Cultivation of Rice 80; Gardening and Animal Husbandry 86;
Family Expenditures 88; Class Divisions 92
IV MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY Kinship 94; Marital Unions 108; The Life Cycle 1 Authority in the Family 131; Inheritance 134 V RELIGION
Non-Hindu Religions 137; Unity and Division in Amity Hinduism 145; Hindu Theology in Amity Today 152; Public Celebrations 157; Religious Ceremonies 169; Magic 179
VI COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION The "Village Pancēyt" and the Courts 192; The "Praja" Relation ship 199; National Politics on the Village Level 221