From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, 1492-1969A history of the Caribbean from 1492 to the present by the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. This book sets the record straight by collecting all existing knowledge of the Caribbean in relation to the rest of the world, and to provide, through greater awareness of its heritage of exploitation and neglect, a sure foundation for the economic integration of the region. Countries in the Caribbean Sea include Cuba, the Bahamas, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. |
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Page 433
... American sugar companies produced almost half of the total output in 1935 . American capital accelerated a similar centralisation in the Dominican Republic . The West Indies Sugar Corporation and the South Porto Rico Company together ...
... American sugar companies produced almost half of the total output in 1935 . American capital accelerated a similar centralisation in the Dominican Republic . The West Indies Sugar Corporation and the South Porto Rico Company together ...
Page 437
... American capital in Cuba and the Dominican Republic . But the Cuban American Sugar Company paid preferred dividends , except for two years , from 1905 to 1929 , averaging 7 per cent from 1915 to 1929 ; after 1929 payments were irregular ...
... American capital in Cuba and the Dominican Republic . But the Cuban American Sugar Company paid preferred dividends , except for two years , from 1905 to 1929 , averaging 7 per cent from 1915 to 1929 ; after 1929 payments were irregular ...
Page 464
... American revival of the Haitian corvée , forced labour for a given period on the roads . After two years of military operations , the revolt was suppressed at a cost of some 1,500 Haitian lives . A Committee of the United States Senate ...
... American revival of the Haitian corvée , forced labour for a given period on the roads . After two years of military operations , the revolt was suppressed at a cost of some 1,500 Haitian lives . A Committee of the United States Senate ...
Contents
Introduction | 11 |
Westward Ho | 13 |
Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the West Indies | 18 |
Copyright | |
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From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, 1492-1969 Eric Williams No preview available - 1983 |
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