Empire's crossroads : a history of the Caribbean from Columbus to the present day /
Gibson, Carrie, 1976-
Empire's crossroads : a history of the Caribbean from Columbus to the present day / Carrie Gibson. - xxviii, 447 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits, facsimile, photographs ; 24 cm.
"First published in Great Britain in 2014 by Macmillan, an imprint of Pan Macmillan"--Title-page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [369]-420) and index.
A passage to the Indies -- Steeping stones to the New World -- Pirates and Protestants -- Sugar -- The rise of slavery -- A world at war -- Haiti, or, The beginning of the end -- Cuba and the contradictions of freedom -- Banana wars and global battles -- The road to independence -- The Cold War in the tropics -- Island life -- Import/export -- Invented paradise -- Timeline : key events in the Caribbean -- Gazetteer : The Caribbean (and surroundings).
Traces the story of the coveted area from the northern rim of South America up to Cuba, exploring its history from the arrival of Columbus through colonialism to the present, offering a panoramic view of this complex region.
9780802126146 (hardcover) : $28.00 0802126146 (hardcover) : $28.00
bl2014043694
Social history.
Caribbean Area--History.
Caribbean Area--Social conditions.
History.
F2175 / .G53 2014
972.9
Empire's crossroads : a history of the Caribbean from Columbus to the present day / Carrie Gibson. - xxviii, 447 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits, facsimile, photographs ; 24 cm.
"First published in Great Britain in 2014 by Macmillan, an imprint of Pan Macmillan"--Title-page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [369]-420) and index.
A passage to the Indies -- Steeping stones to the New World -- Pirates and Protestants -- Sugar -- The rise of slavery -- A world at war -- Haiti, or, The beginning of the end -- Cuba and the contradictions of freedom -- Banana wars and global battles -- The road to independence -- The Cold War in the tropics -- Island life -- Import/export -- Invented paradise -- Timeline : key events in the Caribbean -- Gazetteer : The Caribbean (and surroundings).
Traces the story of the coveted area from the northern rim of South America up to Cuba, exploring its history from the arrival of Columbus through colonialism to the present, offering a panoramic view of this complex region.
9780802126146 (hardcover) : $28.00 0802126146 (hardcover) : $28.00
bl2014043694
Social history.
Caribbean Area--History.
Caribbean Area--Social conditions.
History.
F2175 / .G53 2014
972.9