Empire's crossroads : a history of the Caribbean from Columbus to the present day / Carrie Gibson.
Empire's crossroads : a history of the Caribbean from Columbus to the present day / Carrie Gibson.
Empire's crossroads : a history of the Caribbean from Columbus to the present day / Carrie Gibson.
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Publisher
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2014]
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G 2015/258
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English
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Physical content
xxviii, 447 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
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 t...
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Publisher
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, [2014]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2014]
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Summary
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.
In October 1492, an Italian-born, Spanish-funded navigator discovered a new world, thousands of miles across the Atlantic Ocean. In Empire's Crossroads, Carrie Gibson, unfolds the story of the Caribbean, from Columbus's first landing on the island he named San Salvador to today's islands-- largely independent, but often still in thrall to Europe an...
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Empire's crossroads : a history of the Caribbean from Columbus to the present day / Carrie Gibson.
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"First published in Great Britain in 2014 by Macmillan, an imprint of Pan Macmillan"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-376) and index.
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©2014.
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G 2015/258
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74VKJx6QPJXM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKJx6QPJXM
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ISBN
9780802126146
0802126146
DDC
972.9
MMS ID
991022329889702626
