Gary C. Fouse is Adjunct Lecturer, University of California, Irvine.

• Chapter 1 AcknowledgementsChapter 2 Maps (Africa and Caribbean)Chapter 3 IntroductionChapter 4 Part I: Language: Pidgins and CreolesChapter 5 Papiamentu - A Look at the LanguageChapter 6 Part 2: Slavery: Slavery and AfricaChapter 7 Spanish Discovery and Rule of the ABC IslandsChapter 8 The Emergence of the DutchChapter 9 Dutch Slavery on the ABC IslandsChapter 10 Revolts and EmancipationChapter 11 Part 3: Development: The Formation of Papiamentu - How Did it Happen?Chapter 12 The Sephardic Jews of CuraçaoChapter 13 The Role of the ChurchChapter 14 Papiamentu vs. Dutch Society, Education and LawChapter 15 Oral TraditionChapter 16 The Written WordChapter 17 The Issue of StandardizationChapter 18 Part 4: Present and Future: Papiamentu in the NetherlandsChapter 19 The Present-Day Situation and the FutureChapter 20 BibliographyChapter 21 Index

Gary C. Fouse is Adjunct Lecturer, University of California, Irvine.

• Chapter 1 AcknowledgementsChapter 2 Maps (Africa and Caribbean)Chapter 3 IntroductionChapter 4 Part I: Language: Pidgins and CreolesChapter 5 Papiamentu - A Look at the LanguageChapter 6 Part 2: Slavery: Slavery and AfricaChapter 7 Spanish Discovery and Rule of the ABC IslandsChapter 8 The Emergence of the DutchChapter 9 Dutch Slavery on the ABC IslandsChapter 10 Revolts and EmancipationChapter 11 Part 3: Development: The Formation of Papiamentu - How Did it Happen?Chapter 12 The Sephardic Jews of CuraçaoChapter 13 The Role of the ChurchChapter 14 Papiamentu vs. Dutch Society, Education and LawChapter 15 Oral TraditionChapter 16 The Written WordChapter 17 The Issue of StandardizationChapter 18 Part 4: Present and Future: Papiamentu in the NetherlandsChapter 19 The Present-Day Situation and the FutureChapter 20 BibliographyChapter 21 Index

Gary C. Fouse is Adjunct Lecturer, University of California, Irvine.

• Chapter 1 AcknowledgementsChapter 2 Maps (Africa and Caribbean)Chapter 3 IntroductionChapter 4 Part I: Language: Pidgins and CreolesChapter 5 Papiamentu - A Look at the LanguageChapter 6 Part 2: Slavery: Slavery and AfricaChapter 7 Spanish Discovery and Rule of the ABC IslandsChapter 8 The Emergence of the DutchChapter 9 Dutch Slavery on the ABC IslandsChapter 10 Revolts and EmancipationChapter 11 Part 3: Development: The Formation of Papiamentu - How Did it Happen?Chapter 12 The Sephardic Jews of CuraçaoChapter 13 The Role of the ChurchChapter 14 Papiamentu vs. Dutch Society, Education and LawChapter 15 Oral TraditionChapter 16 The Written WordChapter 17 The Issue of StandardizationChapter 18 Part 4: Present and Future: Papiamentu in the NetherlandsChapter 19 The Present-Day Situation and the FutureChapter 20 BibliographyChapter 21 Index