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A brief history of the Caribbean : from the Arawak and the Carib to the present / Jan Rogoziânski.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Meridian, 1994.Description: xi, 324 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0452011345
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 972.91 20
LOC classification:
  • 200 F 1621 R735b 1994
Other classification:
  • 15.85
Contents:
The enduring environment and the first islanders -- Discovery of the islands -- Pirates fight for Spanish gold -- Spain's Caribbean colonies -- The Dutch empire -- Settlement of the Lesser Antilles -- The buccaneers of Jamaica, Saint-Domingue, and the Bahamas -- War and piracy, 1665-1720 -- Sugar rules the islands -- The world of the slaves -- England and France struggle to control the islands -- Runaways and rebels -- The British colonies -- The Spanish islands fight for freedom -- Hispaniola and the Leeward Islands -- The United States and the independent nations -- The islands regain political independence -- The Commonwealth Caribbean since independence.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 200 F 1621 R735b 1994 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000002773

Originally published: New York : Facts on File, c1992.

"A Plume book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The enduring environment and the first islanders -- Discovery of the islands -- Pirates fight for Spanish gold -- Spain's Caribbean colonies -- The Dutch empire -- Settlement of the Lesser Antilles -- The buccaneers of Jamaica, Saint-Domingue, and the Bahamas -- War and piracy, 1665-1720 -- Sugar rules the islands -- The world of the slaves -- England and France struggle to control the islands -- Runaways and rebels -- The British colonies -- The Spanish islands fight for freedom -- Hispaniola and the Leeward Islands -- The United States and the independent nations -- The islands regain political independence -- The Commonwealth Caribbean since independence.

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