Caribbean Rum: A Social and Economic History
"Examines how the role of alcohol within the plantation system of the Caribbean has evolved since the sixteenth century.... Smith draws on documentary, archaeological, and ethnographic evidence from Africa, Europe, and the Americas.... Suitable for a variety of readers." - American Anthropologist "Delving into diverse topics, such as the physical environment of the rum still, the cultural use of alcohol in West African funeral rites, and rum's commercial history, Smith's interdisciplinary approach has provided historians of the Atlantic with a well-argued, eloquent examination of one of the Caribbean's transformative goods and of 'Captain Morgan's' drink of choice." - H-Net Reviews "Intellectually rich and deliciously complex.... Smith shows his undeniable talent as a researcher and story-teller as rum's multiple facets unfold from the very first page." - Journal of Latin American Geography"