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 125
... capital investment in the British sugar colonies at sixty million pounds sterling . In 1730 it was estimated that the cost of production of one hogshead of sugar of 1,300 pounds weight , that is , approximately twelve hundredweight ...
... capital investment in the British sugar colonies at sixty million pounds sterling . In 1730 it was estimated that the cost of production of one hogshead of sugar of 1,300 pounds weight , that is , approximately twelve hundredweight ...
Page 287
... capital , and to make of Frenchmen a new people , without industry and without activity . ' It was a voice from the dead . How , asked Dehay in 1839 , could French manufacturers , with a domestic market of 33 million people , be ...
... capital , and to make of Frenchmen a new people , without industry and without activity . ' It was a voice from the dead . How , asked Dehay in 1839 , could French manufacturers , with a domestic market of 33 million people , be ...
Page 382
... capital investment of £ 13,157 , these rates amounted to 50 and 75 per cent , respectively . It would appear that this combination of science , technology , capital and profits made beet superior to cane . In reality , this was not so ...
... capital investment of £ 13,157 , these rates amounted to 50 and 75 per cent , respectively . It would appear that this combination of science , technology , capital and profits made beet superior to cane . In reality , this was not so ...
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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