I am Jeanette C. Corniffe, a PhD candidate and Teaching Assistant in the Department of History and Archaeology, UWI, Mona. I am also the holder of a B.A. (Hons.) in History, with a minor in International Relations from the UWI, Mona. This degree was awarded in 2003. In my doctoral research I investigate developments in Westmoreland's Sugar Industry, 1703-1833, with a particular focus on the impact of those developments on changing landownership trends. This is an example of micro level history and falls within the ambit of economic history.