Creolization and Creole People in Early Modern Caribbean Colonial Societies

Wenzheng Zhu

doi:10.22158/sshsr.v1n2p55

Abstract

Creolization is one of the most fascinating topics for regional studies on the Americas. Previously, scholars across various academic disciplines have extensively studied and viewed creolization in the substantial content under the trend—how did creolization proceed—such as the material and cognitive development of creole cultures and peoples: their way of living, and the linguistic aspect of creolization has been especially focused on. This paper, however, focuses more on the palpable impacts of creolization and delves into the way in which such ethnic convergence influenced the sociopolitical environment of colonial societies, or the impacts of the process, which provides a better understanding of how the dynamic of creolization affected the colonial societies back then, instead of merely informing the readers of how creolization was happening. Specific primary and secondary sources have been used and referenced, based on which the study has been conducted. The study has reached a conclusion that creolization had a complicating impact on the sociopolitical environment of the colonial Caribbean.

Highlights

When we think of the Caribbean, probably the first image popping into our minds is pirates
This paper, focuses more on the palpable impacts of creolization and delves into the way in which such ethnic convergence influenced the sociopolitical environment of colonial societies, or the impacts of the process, which provides a better understanding of how the dynamic of creolization affected the colonial societies back instead of merely informing the readers of how creolization was happening
The study has reached a conclusion that creolization had a complicating impact on the sociopolitical environment of the colonial Caribbean

Summary

Introduction

When we think of the Caribbean, probably the first image popping into our minds is pirates. The term “creolization” will be used to refer to the process through which people of different racial groups were adopting or becoming innate to the local way of life, cultures, identities.

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Conclusion