Brief History of the Caribbean From the Arawak and Carib to the Present

Name: Brief History of the Caribbean From the Arawak and Carib to the Present
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ISBN: 9780452281936

ISBN-10: 0452281938

ISBN-13: 9780452281936

Edition: 2000 (Revised)

Authors: Jan Rogozinski, Jan Rogonzinski

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Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 9/1/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 5.97" wide x 8.99" long x 0.92" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



List of Tables


List of Maps


Preface



The Caribbean Under Spanish Rule



The Enduring Environment and the First Islanders



Discovery of the Islands



Pirates Fight for Spanish Gold



Spain's Caribbean Colonies



Northern Europeans Come to Stay



The Dutch Empire



Settlement of the Lesser Antilles



The Buccaneers of Jamica, Saint-Domingue, and the Bahamas



War and Piracy, 1665-1720



The Sugar Empire



Sugar Rules the Islands



The World of the Slaves



England and France Struggle to Control the Islands



Runaways and Rebels



The Abolition of Slavery and the Challenges of Freedom



The British Colonies



The Spanish Islands Fight for Freedom



Hispaniola and the Leeward Islands



Poverty and Progress in the Caribbean Since 1914



Cuba During the 20th Century



The Dominican Republic and Haiti



Colonialism's Mixed Blessings



The British Colonies Gain Independence



Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados, and the Bahamas Since Independence



The English-Speaking Eastern Caribbean States


Appendix: Maps


Notes


Suggestions for Further Reading


Photo Credits


Index