A concise history of the Caribbean:
"A Concise History of the Caribbean offers a comprehensive interpretation of the history of the Caribbean islands from the beginning of human settlement to the present. It narrates processes of early human migration, the disastrous consequences of European colonization, the development of slave...
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York ; Melbourne ; New Delhi ; Singapore
Cambridge University Press
2021
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| Ausgabe: | Second edition |
| Schriftenreihe: | Cambridge concise histories
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| Zusammenfassung: | "A Concise History of the Caribbean offers a comprehensive interpretation of the history of the Caribbean islands from the beginning of human settlement to the present. It narrates processes of early human migration, the disastrous consequences of European colonization, the development of slavery and the slave trade, the extraordinary profits earned by the plantation economy, the great revolution in Haiti, movements towards political independence, the Cuban Revolution, and the diaspora of Caribbean people. In this second edition, Higman covers the political, social, and environmental developments of the last decade, offering sections on insular politics, Cuban communism, earthquakes, hurricanes, climate change, resource ecologies, epidemics, identity and reparations. Written in a lively and accessible style, yet current with the most recent research, the book provides a compelling narrative of Caribbean history essential for students and visitors |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | xiii, 463 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten |
| ISBN: | 9781108480987 9781108703680 |
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| adam_text | CONTENTS List of Illustrations Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition page viii xi xiii i A History of Islands 2 Ancient Archipelago, 7200 BP-AD 1492 First Peoples Second Wave Complex Societies Spirit Worlds Disruption 3 4 I IO 11 25 39 52 57 Columbian Cataclysm, 1492-1630 First Encounters Early Models of Colonization Taino Response A Second Sixteenth Century Conflict and Competition 74 86 98 109 Plantation Peoples, 1630-1770 The Sugar Revolution War and Peace Government Slavery and the People Trade 118 up 129 139 146 v 63 66
Contents Population Slave Society or Creole Society? 157 165 5 Rebels and Revolutionaries, 1770-1870 Resistance and Rebellion in Slave Societies Revolution in St Domingue Other Abolitions Demographic Change Labour and Land Trading Places Society Government or Politics? 170 171 177 186 193 199 211 220 229 6 Democrats and Dictators, 1870-1940 Imperialism Remade New Models of Government Growth Population and Labour Exploiting the Land Trade, Transport, Travel Social and Cultural Change 239 240 260 263 271 282 287 7 Decolonization and Diasporas, 1940-2000 The Battle of the Caribbean Revolution in Cuba Haiti and the Dominican Republic Decolonization People on the Move Economic Development Equality and Inequality Food, Clothing, Shelter Creolization versus Globalization 301 302 306 314 321 330 339 353 359 370 vi
Contents 8 A Changing Chinate, 2000-2020 Insular Geopolitics Cuban Communism Earthquake Hurricane Climate Change Resource Ecologies Identity Reparations Suggestions for Further Reading Index Vil 384 385 394 401 405 410 4I5 428 437 444 453
A CONCISE HISTORY OF THE CARIBBEAN A Concise History ofthe Caribbean offers a comprehensive interpretation of the history of the Caribbean islands from the beginning of human settlement to the present. It narrates processes of early human migra tion, the disastrous consequences of European colonization, the devel opment of slavery and the slave trade, the extraordinary profits earned by the plantation economy, the great revolution in Haiti, movements towards political independence, the Cuban Revolution, and the dias pora of Caribbean people. In this second edition, Higman covers the political, social, and environmental developments of the last decade, offering sections on insular politics, Cuban communism, earthquakes, hurricanes, climate change, resource ecologies, epidemics, identity and reparations. Written in a lively and accessible style, yet current with the most recent research, the book provides a compelling narrative of Caribbean history essential for students and visitors. w. higman is Professor Emeritus at the Australian National University and Professor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies, where he studied and taught for thirty years. His numerous books include Slave Population and Economy in Jamaica ւ8օյ-ւ81հ., which was awarded the Bancroft Prize. в.
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CONTENTS List of Illustrations Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition page viii xi xiii i A History of Islands 2 Ancient Archipelago, 7200 BP-AD 1492 First Peoples Second Wave Complex Societies Spirit Worlds Disruption 3 4 I IO 11 25 39 52 57 Columbian Cataclysm, 1492-1630 First Encounters Early Models of Colonization Taino Response A Second Sixteenth Century Conflict and Competition 74 86 98 109 Plantation Peoples, 1630-1770 The Sugar Revolution War and Peace Government Slavery and the People Trade 118 up 129 139 146 v 63 66
Contents Population Slave Society or Creole Society? 157 165 5 Rebels and Revolutionaries, 1770-1870 Resistance and Rebellion in Slave Societies Revolution in St Domingue Other Abolitions Demographic Change Labour and Land Trading Places Society Government or Politics? 170 171 177 186 193 199 211 220 229 6 Democrats and Dictators, 1870-1940 Imperialism Remade New Models of Government Growth Population and Labour Exploiting the Land Trade, Transport, Travel Social and Cultural Change 239 240 260 263 271 282 287 7 Decolonization and Diasporas, 1940-2000 The Battle of the Caribbean Revolution in Cuba Haiti and the Dominican Republic Decolonization People on the Move Economic Development Equality and Inequality Food, Clothing, Shelter Creolization versus Globalization 301 302 306 314 321 330 339 353 359 370 vi
Contents 8 A Changing Chinate, 2000-2020 Insular Geopolitics Cuban Communism Earthquake Hurricane Climate Change Resource Ecologies Identity Reparations Suggestions for Further Reading Index Vil 384 385 394 401 405 410 4I5 428 437 444 453
A CONCISE HISTORY OF THE CARIBBEAN A Concise History ofthe Caribbean offers a comprehensive interpretation of the history of the Caribbean islands from the beginning of human settlement to the present. It narrates processes of early human migra tion, the disastrous consequences of European colonization, the devel opment of slavery and the slave trade, the extraordinary profits earned by the plantation economy, the great revolution in Haiti, movements towards political independence, the Cuban Revolution, and the dias pora of Caribbean people. In this second edition, Higman covers the political, social, and environmental developments of the last decade, offering sections on insular politics, Cuban communism, earthquakes, hurricanes, climate change, resource ecologies, epidemics, identity and reparations. Written in a lively and accessible style, yet current with the most recent research, the book provides a compelling narrative of Caribbean history essential for students and visitors. w. higman is Professor Emeritus at the Australian National University and Professor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies, where he studied and taught for thirty years. His numerous books include Slave Population and Economy in Jamaica ւ8օյ-ւ81հ., which was awarded the Bancroft Prize. в. |
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