Douglas Midgett
Biographic Data
| ID | 104045 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Douglas Midgett |
| GIVEN NAMES | Douglas |
| FAMILY NAME | Midgett |
| SIGNATURE | MIDGETT D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Iowa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Harvesting Anthropology for Public Consumption
The publication of Richard Manning's Against the Grain has particular importance for anthropologists interested in agriculture and its modern transformations. Comments of a panel of anthropologists and Manning's response are included in this set of articles. Recent developments in the production of corn for fuel ethanol in the midwestern United States is examined
It's about Water
This paper summarizes research issues and approaches contained in eight papers presented at the Conference on Resources, and Sustainability, held in fall 2002 in Athens, Georgia. These papers were part of sessions devoted to Water, Agriculture, and the Environment, one of five working groups at the conference. The papers addressed issues including: contested uses of water and watercourses, water for agriculture, management of watersheds, and allo…
Pepper and bones
Describes the history of the recurring impulse for independence from the St. Kitts-Nevis state on the part of Nevis. Author examines the modern political history of the St. Kitts-Nevis state, in order to discern the motivations of the Nevisian people and politicians for their wish of secession. First, he sketches how Nevis and St. Kitts were historically linked since the 17th c., but that socioeconomic differences developed; as after the decline …
Cricket and calypso
The Making and Unmaking of the Politician Hero in G.C.H. Thomas's Ruler in Hiroona
Urban Poverty in the Caribbean
Distorted development
Resistance and Caribbean Literature
Ambiguous Ethnicity
Alas, Alas, Kongo. A Social History of Indentured African Immigration into Jamaica, 1841-1865
Jamaica Farewell
Performance Roles and Musical Change in a Caribbean Society
John Szwed (1970) has noted several directions of inquiry necessary for a more complete understanding of Afro-American musical traditions. Most importantly he indicates the need for comprehending musical changes and retentions within their social and cultural contexts through a study of performance roles. Other recent publications on folklore among Black aggregates in the New World have drawn attention to the mode of presentation of this material…
Studying Voluntary Associations as Adaptive Mechanisms
In this paper an attempt is made to review selected anthropological studies of voluntary associations, in particular, and common-interest associations, in general. The aim is to show how these groups have been studied as adaptive mechanisms in situations of social, cultural, and technological change, especially in those types of change involving rapid urban growth and large-scale migrations of rural populations to towns and cities. The review is …
Pepper and bones
Describes the history of the recurring impulse for independence from the St. Kitts-Nevis state on the part of Nevis. Author examines the modern political history of the St. Kitts-Nevis state, in order to discern the motivations of the Nevisian people and politicians for their wish of secession. First, he sketches how Nevis and St. Kitts were historically linked since the 17th c., but that socioeconomic differences developed; as after the decline …
Studying Voluntary Associations as Adaptive Mechanisms
In this paper an attempt is made to review selected anthropological studies of voluntary associations, in particular, and common-interest associations, in general. The aim is to show how these groups have been studied as adaptive mechanisms in situations of social, cultural, and technological change, especially in those types of change involving rapid urban growth and large-scale migrations of rural populations to towns and cities. The review is …
Performance Roles and Musical Change in a Caribbean Society
John Szwed (1970) has noted several directions of inquiry necessary for a more complete understanding of Afro-American musical traditions. Most importantly he indicates the need for comprehending musical changes and retentions within their social and cultural contexts through a study of performance roles. Other recent publications on folklore among Black aggregates in the New World have drawn attention to the mode of presentation of this material…
Jamaica Farewell
Alas, Alas, Kongo. A Social History of Indentured African Immigration into Jamaica, 1841-1865
Ambiguous Ethnicity
Distorted development
Resistance and Caribbean Literature
Urban Poverty in the Caribbean
The Making and Unmaking of the Politician Hero in G.C.H. Thomas's Ruler in Hiroona
Cricket and calypso
Pepper and bones
Describes the history of the recurring impulse for independence from the St. Kitts-Nevis state on the part of Nevis. Author examines the modern political history of the St. Kitts-Nevis state, in order to discern the motivations of the Nevisian people and politicians for their wish of secession. First, he sketches how Nevis and St. Kitts were historically linked since the 17th c., but that socioeconomic differences developed; as after the decline …
It's about Water
This paper summarizes research issues and approaches contained in eight papers presented at the Conference on Resources, and Sustainability, held in fall 2002 in Athens, Georgia. These papers were part of sessions devoted to Water, Agriculture, and the Environment, one of five working groups at the conference. The papers addressed issues including: contested uses of water and watercourses, water for agriculture, management of watersheds, and allo…
Harvesting Anthropology for Public Consumption
The publication of Richard Manning's Against the Grain has particular importance for anthropologists interested in agriculture and its modern transformations. Comments of a panel of anthropologists and Manning's response are included in this set of articles. Recent developments in the production of corn for fuel ethanol in the midwestern United States is examined
History (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Caribbean history, culture, and politics (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · History (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Ethnology (3 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (3 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works)