Download or read book A Traveller s History of the Caribbean James Ferguson written by James Ferguson and published by Haus Pub.. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing the islands' path from slavery to revolution and independence, this book looks at the history of countries as different as Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti, explaining their diversity and their common experiences.
Download or read book The Story of the Caribbean People written by James Ferguson and published by I. Randle Publishers. This book was released on 1999 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Traveller s History of the Caribbean written by James Ferguson and published by Interlink Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A concise and authoritative history of the entire region covering the larger nations of the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad and Tobago as well as the smaller islands of the Eastern Caribbean and the French, British, and Dutch territories. Tracing the islands' path from slavery to revolution and independence, A Traveller's History of the Caribbean looks at the history of countries as different as Cuba, Jamaica, and Haiti, exploring their diversity and their common experiences. It reveals a region in which a tumultuous past has created a culturally vibrant and intriguing present."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book A Traveller s History of the Caribbean written by James Ferguson and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise and authoritative history of the entire region covering the larger nations of the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago as well as the smaller islands of the Eastern Caribbean and the French, British, and Dutch territories.
Download or read book The Caribbean People written by Lennox Honychurch and published by Nelson Thornes. This book was released on 2000-02 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Caribbean People' is a three-book 'History' series for Secondary schools. Tracing the origins and developments of the Caribbean region, Book 1 starts with Early Civilisation, Tribes and Settlers, followed by Colonisation and Plantations in Book 2. Book 3 looks at modern West Indian society, more recent history and current affairs.
Download or read book Far from Paradise written by James Ferguson and published by Latin America Bureau (Lab). This book was released on 1990 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Far From Paradise looks at the Caribbean behind the tourist brochures: small, vulnerable countries beset by poverty and injustice, searching for a road out of underdevelopment. It traces the history of the area and looks at recent experiences of Jamaica, Grenada, Trinidad & Tobago, and Haiti--and evaluates their differing approaches towards development. Other sections focus on the role of transnational corporations in the Caribbean, the problems of regional integration and examples of alternative, grassroots development.
Download or read book Caribbean Islands Handbook written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 908 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Brief History of the Caribbean written by Jeremy Black and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2021-11-18 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise history of the Caribbean's long and fascinating history, from pre-contact civilisations to the present day This is a concise history, intended for travellers, but of inestimable value to anyone looking for an overview of the Caribbean and its mainland coastal states, with a focus on the past few centuries. The history of the Caribbean does not make much sense without factoring in the cities - Pensacola, New Orleans, Galveston - and the ambitions of the states on its continental shores, notably the United States. This account is grounded in a look at the currents and channels of the sea, and its constraints, such as the Mosquito Coast, followed by the history of 'pre-contact' civilisations, focusing on the Maya and the Toltec Empire. With the arrival of the Europeans, from the late fifteenth century to the early years of the seventeenth century, the story becomes one of exploration, conquest and settlement. Black charts the rise of slave economies and the Caribbean's place in the Atlantic world, also the arrival of the English - Hawkins and Drake - to challenge the Spanish. He examines the sugar and coffee slave economies of the English, French, Spanish and Dutch, also the successful rebellion in Haiti in the eighteenth century, and how the West Indies were further transformed by the Louisiana Purchase, the American conquest of Florida and the incorporation of Texas. He discusses the impact of Bolivar's rebellion in Spanish America, the end of slavery in the British Caribbean, and war between Mexico and America; also the defeat of the South by the Union, the American takeover of the Panama Canal project from France, and the Spanish-American War. The first half of the twentieth century focuses on growing US power: intervention in Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Haiti and the Dominican Republic; Cuba as an American protectorate, and civil wars in Mexico. The Cold War brought new tensions and conflict to the region, but the same period also saw the rise of the leisure industry. The last part of the book looks at the Caribbean today - political instability in Venezuela and Colombia, crime in Mexico, post-Castro Cuba - and the region's future prospects.
Download or read book Footprint Caribbean Islands written by Sarah Cameron and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 1082 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Policing the Caribbean written by Benjamin Bowling and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-05-27 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Policing the Caribbean investigates the emergence of transnational policing practises in response to drug trafficking and organized crime in ten Caribbean territories. The book addresses questions of accountability and explores how understandings of national sovereignty are shifting in the face of domestic and global insecurity.
Download or read book Nationalism and the Formation of Caribbean Literature written by L. Rosenberg and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-30 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of how intellectuals in the English-speaking Caribbean first created a distinctly Caribbean and national literature. As traditionally told, this story begins in the 1950s with the arrival and triumph of V.S. Naipaul, George Lamming, and their peers in the London literary scene. However, Afro-Caribbeans were writing literature already in the 1840s as part of larger movements for political rights, economic opportunity, and social status. Rosenberg offers a history of this first one hundred years of anglophone Caribbean literature and a critique of Caribbean literary studies that explains its neglect. A historically contextualized study of both canonical and noncanonical writers, this book makes the case that the few well-known Caribbean writers from this earlier period, Claude McKay, Jean Rhys, and C.L.R. James, participated in a larger Caribbean literary movement that directly contributed to the rise of nationalism in the region. This movement reveals the prominence of Indian and other immigrant groups, of feminism, and of homosexuality in the formation of national literatures.
Download or read book Eastern Caribbean in Focus written by James Ferguson and published by Interlink Books. This book was released on 1997-06-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new series of country guides is designed for travellers and students who want to understand the wider picture and build up an overall knowledge of a country. Each In Focus guide is a lively and thought-provoking introduction to the country's people, politics and culture. The In Focus guides will brief you on: The history: Conquest, life as a colony, quest for independence and the building of a modern nation. How history can help explain today's society and politics. The people: Who lives where, how they live. The different worlds of the poor and the rich; blacks, Indians and whites; Arabs and Jews; indigenous, disenfranchised and dispossessed peoples; human rights. The culture: What to read, what to see, what to hear. Who's who in literature, music, dance, theater and cinema. Roots and rites of different religions. Folk traditions and indigenous cultural celebrations. The politics: Who runs the country, who wants to run the country. Power and conflict between political parties, the military, guerillas and grassroots organizations. Historical ties to the U.S. The economy: What the country produces and exports, how the economy has developed, the impact of foreign debt and free market reforms, who gains and who loses, presence and role of U.S. corporations. Where to go, what to see: Must-see landmarks, lists of monuments and historical sites as well as the author's expert tips on what to see and do to get the most out of a short trip to the country. Plus... -- Facts and figures -- Chronology -- Practical advice -- Nontourist travel -- Further reading -- Useful addresses -- Color and b&w photos -- Maps
Download or read book Caribbean Islands written by Sarah Cameron and published by Footprint Handbooks. This book was released on 2005 with total page 996 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 16th edition of Footprints best-selling guide covers all the major islands of the Caribbean from Anguilla and Aruba to Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with detours to more out-of-the-way locales like Isla de Margarita and Sint Eustatius. The guide features objective recommendations of where to eat and stay, from palatial accommodations to rustic beach huts. Options for the adventurous traveler include trekking in Jamaicas Blue Mountains, diving off Little Cayman, salsa dancing in Cuba, and sampling voodoo rites in Haiti. Profiles of each islands history and culture offer useful context, while a full-color highlights map guides travelers to must-see destinations and events.
Download or read book The Caribbean written by Gad Heuman and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gad Heuman provides a comprehensive introduction the history of the Caribbean, from its earliest inhabitants to contemporary political and cultural developments. Topics covered include: - The Amerindians - Sugary and Slavery - Race, Racism and Equality - The Aftermath of Emancipation - The Revolutionary Caribbean - Cultures of the Caribbean This new edition is fully revised and updated, with new material on the pre-Columbian era and the Hispanic Caribbean. It takes account not only of the political and social struggles that have shaped the Caribbean, but also provides a sense of the development of the region's culture. The Caribbean: A Brief History is ideal for students and those seeking a clear and readable introduction to Caribbean history.
Download or read book Caribbean Islands Handbook written by Sarah Cameron and published by Passport Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 1082 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This award-winning series is packed with up to 1,700 pages of up-to-date, in-depth travel information and fascinating background details, including highlights of every town and site, money-saving tips, health precautions, and anecdotes on local history, culture, and customs. -- Written by experts who have lived or worked in the countries they write about, these books will inspire readers to enjoy those places as much as they do -- Features travel-tough paperback covers, color pages, and a more relaxed, user-friendly style for the traveler of the 21st century -- Footprint Handbooks have been essential reading for travelers for 77 years, making these the world's longest-running travel series.
Download or read book The Milk Jug Was a Goat written by Chris Birch and published by E-Books Publisher. This book was released on 2011-06-09 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Traveller s History of Australia written by John H. Chambers and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A TRAVELLER'S HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA is essential reading for tourists, students, or anyone interested in its history and its amazing diversity. This book gives a complete account of that great democracy--from the arrival of the earliest Aborigines some fifty or sixty thousand years ago, to the prepartion for the Sydney Olympics in the year 2000.
