A Traveller's History of the Caribbean

by Ferguson, James

• ISBN13: 9781566566902
• ISBN10: 1566566908
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-07-30
• Publisher: Interlink Pub Group Inc

Summary

A concise and authoritative history of the entire region covering the large islands such as Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, the Bahamas to the smaller islands in the The Netherlands Antilles, The Islands of the Eastern Caribbean and the French and British dependencies. The Caribbean, a region of spectacular natural beauty, has a turbulent history of colonialism, slavery and resistance in which people from all continents have played their part. Tracing the islands' path from slavery to revolution and independence, A Traveller's History of the Caribbean looks at the history of nations as different as Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti, explaining their diversity and their common experiences. It reveals a region in which a tumultuous past has created a culturally vibrant and intriguing present.

Author Biography

James Ferguson is a researcher at the Latin America Bureau, and a former Research Fellow at St Edmund Hall, Oxford.

Table of Contents

Columbus and the indigenous Caribbean	p. 1
The Spanish in the Caribbean	p. 29
European battlefield	p. 57
Sugar and slavery	p. 86
Revolution and self-emancipation	p. 120
Abolition and after	p. 151
The American sea	p. 188
Unrest and reform	p. 227
Independence and the Cold War	p. 262
The modern Caribbean	p. 303
Chronology of major events	p. 341
Heads of government since independence	p. 347
Further reading	p. 353
Historical gazetteer	p. 355
Index	p. 367
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