| Main Title |
Brief history of the Caribbean : from the Arawak and the Carib to the present / |
| Author |
Rogozinski, Jan.
|
| Publisher |
Facts on File, |
| Year Published |
1992 |
| OCLC Number |
24469411 |
| ISBN |
0816024510 (alk. paper) |
| Subjects |
West Indies--History
|
| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EIAM |
F1621.R72 1992 |
|
Region 2 Library/New York,NY |
02/01/2006 |
|
| Collation |
ix, 324 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 306-316) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
pt. 1. 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 -- pt. 2. Northern Europeans come to stay: The Dutch empire ; Settlement of the Lesser Antilles ; The buccaneers of Jamaica, Saint-Dominigue, and the Bahamas ; War and piracy, 1665-1720 -- pt. 3. The sugar empire: Sugar rules the islands ; The world of the slaves ; England and France struggle to control the islands ; Runaways and rebels -- pt. 4. The abolition of slavery and the challenges of freedom: The British colonies ; The Spanish islands fight for freedom ; Hispaniola and the Leeward Islands -- pt. 5. Poverty and progress in the Caribbean since 1914: The United States and the independent nations ; The islands regain political independence ; The Commonwealth Caribbean since independence. |
| Place Published |
New York : |
| PUB Date Free Form |
c1992. |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
91000860 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20060130160102 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
01680cam 2200265 a 45020 |
