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emancipation. Lenik and Beier’s chapter bridges both sections of the book, being both a post-emancipation context and a context beyond the sugar plantation, and makes a strong connection between artifacts and identity creation and hybridity in its exploration of the living spaces of colonial troops at Fort Rocky on Jamaica. By including various islands in the same volume, this book reminds the reader of the importance of understanding the interconnectedness and movement between these seemingly isolated contexts. Wilkie touches on this in her conclusions while building on the themes of the book through anecdotes from her own work. She also reminds us of the importance of working with living communities, which is highlighted by the work of many of the authors in this book, but particularly by Reilly whose use of ethnographic data nicely complements the archaeological work at Below Cliff on Barbados. Finally, Wilkie stresses the importance of considering gender in identity construction, both before and after emancipation, which was generally lacking throughout this volume. Using the lenses of space and identity, this volume draws on examples from throughout the Caribbean, highlighting the importance of understanding the different backdrops for the system of transatlantic slavery and its dismantling, and the intersections of the spaces in between them.