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Geographies of the Past: Rice, Slaves and Technological Transfer in South Carolina
- Southeastern Geographer
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Volume 33, Number 2, November 1993
- pp. 127-147
- 10.1353/sgo.1993.0000
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This paper examines the plausibility for an African transfer of technology to the South Carolina ante-bellum rice economy. Emphasis is on the colonial period when three distinct rice production systems emerged. A cross-cultural and geographical analysis is employed to examine the spatial patterns of rice growing between South Carolina and West Africa. The analysis demonstrates a remarkable correspondence between micro-environments planted to rice as well as the field and irrigation techniques utilized for production.