A Continent of Islands

by Kurlansky, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780201523966
• ISBN10: 0201523965
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1991-12-01
• Publisher: Perseus Books

Summary

Surveys the history, arts, politics, and economics of each nation in the Caribbean, and discusses the issues and challenges that face them in the future

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Interlude: The Curse	p. 1
The Problem with History	p. 8
Interlude: Old Gods and Satellite Dishes	p. 31
Color-Coded Nations	p. 40
Interlude: Sacrifice and the Revolution	p. 62
Why Damballah Left	p. 70
Interlude: Bajan Burgers	p. 94
Prophets and Profits	p. 100
Interlude: The Goats, the Sheep, and the Ugly Time	p. 123
Two Ways of Looking at It	p. 133
Interlude: A Hint of Vanilla	p. 153
Too Strong a Word	p. 159
Interlude: The Good Election	p. 180
Death by Pepper Sauce	p. 188
Interlude: The Tenth Man	p. 210
The Diaspora	p. 218
Interlude: Don Pedro in Levittown	p. 240
The Cookie Theory of Under- Development	p. 247
Interlude: In Search of France	p. 269
History Returns	p. 275
Suggested Reading	p. 300
Acknowledgments	p. 311
Credits	p. 313
Index	p. 315
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