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A Brief History of the Caribbean: From the Arawak and Carib to the Present Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Rogozinski, Jan (Author)

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ISBN: 0452281938     ISBN-13: 9780452281936
Publisher: Plume Books
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2000
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Annotation: This comprehensive volume takes the reader and student through more than 500 years of Caribbean history, beginning with Columbus's arrival in the Bahamas in 1492. The superbly written history, revised and updated, with new chapters that reflect the islands' most recent social, economic, and political developments, is a work of impeccable scholarship. Featuring maps, charts, tables, and photographs, it remains the ideal guide to the region and its people.
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Caribbean & West Indies - General
- Political Science | World - Caribbean & Latin American
- Political Science | Colonialism & Post-colonialism
Dewey: 972.9
LCCN: 98051304
Age Level: 18-UP
Grade Level: 13-UP
Physical Information: 1.04" H x 6.07" W x 9.03" L (1.01 lbs) 432 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product
 
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This comprehensive volume takes the reader and student through more than five hundred years of Caribbean history, beginning with Columbus's arrival in the Bahamas in 1492. A Brief History of the Caribbean traces the people and events that have marked this constantly shifting region, encompassing everything from economic booms and busts to epidemics, wars, and revolutions, and bringing to life such important figures as Sir Francis Drake, Blackbeard, Toussaint Louverture, Fidel Castro, the Duvaliers, and Jean-Bertrand Aristide. This superbly written history, revised and updated, with new chapters that reflect the islands' most recent social, economic, and political developments, is a work of impeccable scholarship. Featuring maps, charts, tables, and photographs, it remains the ideal guide to the region and its people.
 
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