tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389932094231362545.post5465306591507976477..comments2023-09-22T02:55:14.540-07:00Comments on APPOSITIONS: Studies in Renaissance / Early Modern Literature & Culture: Sarah Barber: "Rewriting the British Caribbean"whowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09061175252438502627noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7389932094231362545.post-81910228513204543552010-03-22T06:17:56.771-07:002010-03-22T06:17:56.771-07:00I read this with keen interest, and liked it. I t...I read this with keen interest, and liked it. I think the limitations of the archive, which Dr Barber illustrates here, may well explain why many chose to concentrate on the politic and/or business history of the Atlantic.<br /><br />This is a shame, since one would imagine that a people-oriented history of the Caribbean is not only important work, but a story that needs to be told. <br /> <br />The Haiti disaster hasn't helped I should think to assist historical reconstructions, given that its main repositories have been threatened, physically by natural disaster or the inability to afford rescue in its aftermath.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com